OKAY, So What is HOSA?
HOSA - Future Health Professionals - has been an MRCSA partner for more than a decade. The mission of this dynamic student organization is - "To empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration and experience".
We welcome HOSA members from across Arizona to Tucson for their annual Spring Conference at the Tucson Convention Center, March 17-19
To learn more about HOSA, go to: https://www.hosa.org
Shelter Support Team
Mark your calendars!
Saturday, March 15
Time: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: American Red Cross - 3470 E. Universal Way, Tucson 85756
Saturday, April 26
Red Cross Shelter Rodeo - A Hands On Exercise with our Shelter Team partners.
Location and time TBA.
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
CERT Kick Off
CERT Training:
May 17 & 18
Registration Required - Contact the MRCSA office at 202-643-5717
CERT for MRCSA coming in September - date TBA
CERT is "Community Emergency Response Team/Training"
CERT is for everyone! Families, friends and neighbors are welcome.
National Public Health Week
April 7-13
"It Starts Here - Your Health Is Our Mission"
"Climate Action Starts Here! - Championing Resilience for Health"
"The Future of Public Health Starts Here"
Welcome to our new MRCSA board members!
MRCSA is pleased to welcome new members to our Board of Directors.
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Harry Anthros
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Cathy Geisert MD
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Howard Zveitel DO
They join current board members:
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Keith Boesen PharmD
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Harry McDermott MD
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Lois Marecek
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Sheldon Marks MD
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Steve Nash
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Mary Stebbins RN
MRCSA Core Competencies Training Courses and Levels
Level 3: Introductory
Personal & Family Preparedness
Blood Borne Pathogens
Psychological First Aid
Environmental Health during a Disaster
Disability and Disasters
Cultural Awareness
FEMA IS 100 (Incident Command)
Level 2: Intermediate
SNS Overview
Caring for Older Adults
FEMA IS 700 (NIMS)
Risk Communication
Level 1: Advanced
Responder Health and Safety
FEMA IS 200 (ICS for Initial Response)
Roles of Health Literacy in Disaster Response
The MRC Core Competencies serve as a national standard for training and provide the "common language" with which we communicate volunteer capabilities to other MRC units and to our community partners.
The Core Competencies are aligned into four MRC learning paths:
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Volunteer Preparedness
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Volunteer Response
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Volunteer Leadership
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Volunteer Support for Community Resiliency.
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