Utah MRC sttrong elevated project - the utah department of health and human services (DHHS) supports this two year MRC sttrong project in collaboration with local health departments (LHDS) to…

Utah MRC sttrong elevated project - the utah department of health and human services (DHHS) supports this two year MRC sttrong project in collaboration with local health departments (LHDS) to elevate the utah MRC. The goal of this project is to strengthen the overall readiness of MRC volunteers across the state of utah. The objectives and subsequent activities will be two-fold with an emphasis on statewide initiatives as well as the opportunity for local MRC units to support funding goals. Statewide activities will focus on identifying new opportunities to engage with existing partners to promote the MRC, working with MRC to engage with large health systems as well as provide overall administrative and technical support to the local health MRC units. Activities include: 1) recruit state MRC coordinator to implement key program activities; 2) provide subawards to MRC units to build local capabilities; 3) enhance statewide training opportunities; 4) develop new and refine existing partnerships with organizations to expand collaboration and coordination through recruitment and training opportunities for the MRC units; 5) expand opportunities to engage with future healthcare occupations for students at all levels including secondary and postsecondary education institutions; 6) elevate MRC coordinator, unit and volunteer success stories and recognition; 7) explore solutions to commonly identified barriers; 8) sustain statewide MRC volunteer recruitment campaign; and, 9) develop sustainability plan for utah MRC. The expected outcome of this project is to expand MRC infrastructure in utah to sustain MRC unit capabilities. The products from this project include 1) a final report of implementation of activities; 2) various resource documents; and 3) data from specific objectives such as the media campaign.