Cooperative Agreement U3REP230708

RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT - THE RECIPIENT, RHODE ISLAND DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM, INC., SUPPORTS THIS TWO-YEAR PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH RI COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AND STATE/LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A COLLABORATIVE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER ACCESSIBLE TO ALL LEARNERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH INCREASED MOBILE EDUCATION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE CAPACITIES THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES AND ENHANCE RI'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THE OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) PREPARE FOR FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES BY DEVELOPING RI'S FOUR MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS; 2) ENSURE THE TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN EMERGENCIES THROUGH STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES; 3) DEVELOP THE UNIT'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PUBLIC HEALTHCARE CAPACITY THROUGH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE ASSET MODERNIZATION; 4) INCREASE CULTURALLY COMPETENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAPACITIES; 5) DEVELOP INNOVATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS THAT BREAKDOWN LEARNING BARRIERS; 7) ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE RI MRCS THROUGH MUTUAL ADVANTAGEOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE: 1) AN INCREASED FOCUSED HEALTHY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IN HEALTH EQUITY ZONES; 2) MRC UNITS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH STATE OF READINESS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS; 3) AN INCREASED REGIONAL COLLABORATION ACROSS LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND REGION 1 MRCS; 4) INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SKILL RETENTION REGARDING HEMORRHAGE CONTROL AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROCEDURES. THE PRODUCTS FROM THIS PROJECT ARE: 1) A FINAL REPORT, INCLUDING EVALUATION; 2) UPDATED TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR DISTRIBUTION; 3) ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATION AT MRC NATIONAL CONFERENCES.