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Rock Island County Medical Reserve Corps

Rock Island County Health Department oversees the Rock Island County Medical Reserve Corps unit.  The Rock Island County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) consists of volunteers (medical and non-medical personnel) who have offered to help in emergency situations.  Our mission is to recruit, train, and maintain a group of volunteers to assist with public health emergency response activities.  Volunteers may assist the health department or assist our local hospitals when they are overwhelmed during an emergency such as a tornado or an influenza pandemic

Volunteers may assist in a variety of ways such as nursing, clerical support, interpreters, lay counselors, and guides; just to name a few.  Volunteers help fill in the gaps during emergencies when there may be staff shortages of both medical and non-medical workers.  MRC volunteers receive training prior to such emergencies in order to improve our preparedness level and increase emergency response efficiency.

The Rock Island County MRC has included volunteers in multiple practice exercises and real life vaccination clinics such as the 2009 Hepatitis A outbreak and the 2009-2010 H1N1 Pandemic.

The Rock Island County Medical Reserve Corps' ongoing mission is to continually recruit and train volunteers.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the Rock Island County Medical Reserve Corps, please contact Nita Ludwig at 309-558-2945.  You may also download the application here.

 

Press Releases


Community Health Assessment 2012 Press Release

  
 

Health Department

Mission Statement



The mission of the Rock Island County Health Department is to prevent disease, promote wellness and protect public health.


To view Rock Island County Health Department's 2011 Annual Report, click here. To view the 2010 Annual Report, click here PDF Document. For the 2009 Annual Report, click here. PDF Document

  

Rock Island County Health Department recently completed our 2011 Community Health Assesment.  The following are links to this report: 

Rock Island County Community Health Plan 2011-2015

Appendix A- 2012 Quad Cities Community Health Assessment

Appendix B-2007 Quad City Vitality Scan

Appendix C - 2010 Quad City Community Snapshot

Appendix D-IPLAN Task Force Data for Top Ten Priorities

Appendix E- Rock Island County Health Improvement Plan Summary

To view the 2006 Rock Island County Health Department Community Assessment, click here. PDF Document



Wendy S. Trute, MPH Click to send e-mail - Administrator
Health Department (map ExternalLink.gif)
2112 - 25th Avenue, Rock Island IL 61201

Phone: (309) 793-1955      Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Monday thru Friday