Volunteers Needed
Should
any public health emergency occur, such
as Pandemic
Flu or an outbreak of Hepatitis
A, that threatens the health of the
residents of LaPorte County, it may be necessary
to provide treatment for a large number
of residents of the county within a short
period of time. This would be accomplished
by conducting one or more mass prophylaxis
clinics (the distribution sites for any
type of drug, vaccine, or resources on a
large scale) within the county. It is necessary
to have plans in place before the need arises
to ensure the efficient operations of those
clinics.
Our goal would be to provide
treatment for every resident of the county,
if necessary, within a matter of days. In
order to accomplish this we would need a
large number of volunteers from our nursing
and medical communities to administer the
necessary treatments at selected clinic
sites in the county.
We ask for your help by volunteering
for the staffing of a mass prophylaxis clinic
in your area for roles as medical screeners,
triage, vaccinators, clinic educators, floater,
etc. The hours you could expect to work
would be 8 to 12 hours daily for several
days. The number of volunteers available
would determine how long the clinics would
need to be up and running.
Make a Difference
As a member of the medical
community you have the ability to make a
difference in a time of a public health
emergency, please consider allowing us to
count on you if ever needed.
Please click the link below
and fill out the volunteer form and submit.
The information provided will be for Health
Department use only. Our community is counting
on you to help us make this successful when
the time comes.
While we hope the need never
arises to provide mass prophylaxis to the
residents of LaPorte County we also realize
the need for advance arrangements. With
those arrangements in place we are in a
much better position to provide any necessary
treatment in a timely and efficient manner.
If you have any questions please
contact our Health
Department Administrator, Mr. Paul Trost,
Joanne Hardacker, R.N. Nursing Supervisor
or Ken Johnston, Public Health Coordinator.
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LaPorte County Health Department Volunteer
Registration Form
