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Iq- <br />If grant monies are awarded for the MRC unit, a Volunteer Coordinator will be hired and <br />oriented to continue establishment of the volunteer corps. This individual's primary <br />responsibilities will include additio:zal volunteer recruitment, credential verification, <br />development of volunteer role descriptions, training, activation and deployment, program <br />evaluation, volunteer database management, advocacy and promotion, fiscal management, and <br />collaboration with community part'lers. The Volunteer Coordinator will also work with <br />representatives from the Departme~lt of Emergency Management and the Public Health Regional <br />Surveillance Team to address man~~ower issues pertaining to levels of response for various <br />emergency events. Appropriate volunteers will then be recruited and trained to participate on the <br />necessary response teams. When the pool of volunteers is not activated for an emergency <br />response, the Coordinator will engage them regularly in new and ongoing public health <br />initiatives in the community or clip ucal setting. These initiatives could include flu clinics, <br />chronic disease management, language interpretation, nutrition/health education, community <br />screening/referral programs, well-water evaluations, and kennel inspections. <br />The program will be evaluated with regard to process, impact, and outcome. Counts and <br />percentages will be calculated ba:.ed on the number of volunteers that join the MRC and the <br />number that attend trainings and disaster drills. The effectiveness of trainings will be measured <br />with pre- and post-tests and participant evaluations. Disaster drill and actual disaster response <br />will be evaluated based on the number of volunteers responding and demonstration of knowledge <br />of roles and responsibilities. The success of the program will also be evaluated through surveys <br />of OCHD staff and partnering ag~~ncies, and volunteers will be surveyed about their satisfaction <br />with orientation, training and def~loyment. All surveys will request that respondents provide <br />feedback on areas of concern anc~ recommendations for improvement. <br />3 <br />