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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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PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS |
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DISASTER PLANNING RESOURCES |
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SPECIAL POPULATIONS |
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BIOTERRORISM AGENTS/DISEASES |
Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases Information
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HEAT EMERGENCY |
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FLOOD-RELATED HEALTH INFORMATION |
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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 515-286-2115 or e-mail LPeacoc@co.polk.ia.us
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