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Dear Paula,
Thanks for being an MDA31 volunteer! This newsletter will
keep you informed regarding various aspects of clinic
organization and training dates.
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Volunteer Activation Drill |
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We held our annual volunteer activation drill in May
and it was a huge success! The May drill included
members of the MDA #31 Planning Committee and our
H1N1 Vaccinators. This marked the start of our
transition to the Everbridge automated notification
system. We reached 100% of our contacts, and 83% of
those people confirmed receipt of the drill message.
Further, 82% said that if we had activated a clinic
within four hours, they could report for duty!
The next phase of migration to Everbridge,
scheduled for early 2011, will involve the rest of
our volunteers. We will update you on this project
in the next newsletter edition.
If for any reason you are no longer willing or
able to volunteer, please let us know - call Allyson
Schulz at 860.559.1492. Please be sure all your
phone numbers are up-to-date with MDA #31!!
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Refer a Friend to MDA #31 |
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We are always looking for new volunteers. Do you
know someone with a desire to give back to their
community? Share your experience with MDA #31 and
encourage them to sign up! They can visit our
website at
www.region31.org to download the registration
form.
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New & Improved Volunteer Training |
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Despite our best efforts to entice volunteers who
did not get a chance to help staff an H1N1 clinic to
attend our new and improved POD Orientation session
in September, we had to cancel the session due to a
low response. We will reschedule this session
sometime in 2011.
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Exercises |
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We held two clinic exercises in conjunction with
each town's October flu clinics. The next exercise
will be in 2011 (date TBD) focusing on our planned
response using an anthrax scenario.
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New Super Antibiotic in the Works
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Researchers are testing a new antibiotic for use in
emergency response to bioterrorism attacks of
tularemia and plague. If effective, this drug would
improve our ability to treat these diseases as well
as other common infections. Click here to learn
more:
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/08/20100830a.html
Has Your Contact Information Changed in the Past
Year?
Life is ever changing, and so is your contact
information! And yet, if we don't have your current
information, our ability to reach you in an
emergency is compromised. Please help us keep in
touch with you! If any of your information has
changed, please notify Allyson Schulz at
860.559.1492.
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