Monroe County Medical Reserve Corps Unit 302

The Medical Reserve of Monroe County is an organized group of medical and non medical volunteers that has been established to support existing resources to ensure the health and safety of our community during times of natural disaster terrorist attack or other public health emergencies at the state and local level. To fulfill the national mission of improving individual and family health, our MRC volunteers will participate in health education outreach through various events such as flu clinics, health fairs, and other venues.

Our mission is to improve the health and safety of the people of Monroe County by collaborating with local organization, recruiting volunteers, and providing trainings in order to assist in public health education, emergency preparedness, and support during times of disaster.

We promote and strive to build community resiliency by attending health fairs, community meetings, offering trainings, collaborating with local organizations, volunteering, and more.

We volunteer in times of disaster in any number of ways, ONLY when activated. We are activated through the Indiana State Department of Health or the County EMA Director. The MRC was created after 9/11 to prevent self-activation as well as promote registration and training of volunteers. We have our volunteers register through SERV-IN, the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers- Indiana. This allows us to communicate with our volunteers if there is an emergency, keep track of our volunteers and their information (trainings completed, licenses, deployment preferences, etc.), and sign in volunteers when they respond to an emergency to log hours and similar data. Volunteers are ALWAYS given the choice of responding if we are activated and are NEVER required to respond. We always want you to feel comfortable.