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...food literacy project is great but most people on campus are not aware of it,” he said. For example, he said students may have noticed the wide variety of squash in dining halls this fall, but might not know about HUDS’ contract with a local farm that grows 40,000 pounds of squash specifically for Harvard. “We help students on campus learn what’s going and get students more involved with the food literacy project when a lot of them don’t know it exits...
...Indeed, it was in this spirit that the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of local health volunteers, was born in 2002. Coordinated nationally by the Office of the Surgeon General, MRC units represent vital community-based volunteers who heed the call to service and are identified, screened, trained and prepared in advance. Their sponsoring organizations, which can include local health departments, emergency management agencies, and other organizations, champion recruitment in local communities...
...Each local unit balances the necessary mix of volunteers. Nurses now comprise almost one-third of MRC volunteers nationwide; furthermore, more than 13,000 doctors with specialties ranging from surgery to psychiatry have signed up. Other committed medical and public health volunteers include pharmacists, veterinarians, dentists, and mental health professionals, while non-medical volunteers can assist with logistics, administration, planning, and communication. Of particular note, students are playing an increasingly vital role; over a dozen units are based primarily in colleges and universities and more than a hundred have student volunteer members...
...date, MRC ranks have swelled to more than 160,000 volunteers at over 775 sites nationwide. All have registered in a local unit, support ongoing public health initiatives, and stand ready to serve in the event of a public health emergency...
...Through their service, local MRC volunteers provide stewardship for an evolving post-9/11 public health system that increasingly values fierce interdependence. Integrating medical officials, public safety authorities, business, media, academia, community groups and others is not easy. For the MRC, systems for pre-identifying, registering, credentialing, and training volunteers need further development. And despite 2007 federal legislation that codifies the MRC, funding and sustainability challenges remain. But by offering both helping hands and a trusted presence to fellow residents, volunteers can bolster community resilience in this uncertain era of emerging health threats...