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DISASTER RESPONSE |
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PUBLIC HEALTH'S ROLE |
One of Polk County Health Department’s roles is to respond to disasters and assist
communities in recovery ...
Read full article ... "Disaster
Response - Public Health's Role".
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QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION |
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SPECIAL POPULATIONS |
- What are Special Populations?
- Additional Resources for Special Populations
- For more information about disaster planning for people with special needs contact
Lori at 286-3681.
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MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS |
The Polk County Health Department is recruiting a Medical Volunteer Pool. We are
looking for nurses willing to volunteer their nursing skills in the event of a local
crisis or disaster.
The disaster could be a food born outbreak, pandemic flu or the intentional release
of a biological weapon. In each of these scenarios, the response would be the same;
isolation, quarantine and the implementation of mass prophylaxis clinics.
Each of these scenarios could require a public health response that would far exceed
our current capacity. This is why… WE NEED YOU!!
Could you see yourself assisting in a public health role such as phone
contacts and surveillance, assessments, triage, dispensing medications or immunizations
at a mass clinic, interviewing or helping educate individuals or businesses?
If you volunteer, your name and contact information will be maintained in a volunteer
nurse database. You will be contacted every month to update your information and
to confirm that you still desire to be on this list. You may terminate your participation
at any time.
A 2 hour orientation and training will be offered twice a year. We will also add
you to the CDC disaster update list serve. If the disaster calls for mass distribution
of medication or vaccine, you and your immediate family would be among the first
treated.
Click here to fill out an
online application.
Frequently Asked Questions about medical
volunteers.
To contact us, call 515 724-9659 or e-mail
chris.schumann@polkcountyiowa.gov
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BIOTERRORISM AGENTS/DISEASES |
Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases Information
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FLOOD-RELATED HEALTH INFORMATION |
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DISASTER PLANNING RESOURCES |
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HEAT EMERGENCY |
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