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ao evaluation, volunteer database management, advocacy and promotion, fiscal management, and collaboration with community partners. The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the Public Health Preparedness and Risk Management/Training Coordinators to develop training opportunities for volunteers in such azeas as Incident Command System, bioterrorism, and American Red Cross Disaster Services, The Volunteer Coordinator will also work with representatives from the Department of Emergency Management and the Public Health Regional Surveillance Team to address manpower issues pertaining to levels of response for various emergency events, Appropriate volunteers will then be recruited and trained to participate on the necessary response teams. Current Status of Medical Reserve Coms The Public Health Preparedness and Risk Management and Training Coordinators have begun establishment of the MRC unit and have accomplished the following tasks: • Established relaticnships with and discussed creation of the MRC with key community partners including local Citizen Corps and CERT coordinator (Eric Griffin); Public Health Regional Surveillance Team; Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross; Orange County Depaztments of Emergency Management and Social Services; local law enforcement; and UNC Hospitals, Student Health Services, and Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Pharmacy. • Obtained database of all Orange County licensed RNs and LPNs from the North Carolina Board ofNursing (approximately 2,500 total), • Obtaured database of all Orange County licensed pharmacists from the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (approximately 275 total).