Maui County Health Volunteers                    

Maui County Health Volunteers (MCHV) launched in early 2007, is one of over 750 Medical Reserve Corps units across the country.

MCHV is one of four MRC units making up the Hawaii Medical Reserve Corps.  For information about the other MRC units in Hawaii, click here.

To view Hawaii MRC newsletters, click on the following: Dec 07 - Jan 08   Spring 08

The calendar below shows upcoming trainings and volunteer opportunities. Click on any event to see details. Click on "Week" to see events listed by week.





Recent Past Events:

Mon. September 8, 2008    Psychological First Aid Training    Nine people attended this required class. Thanks to instructor Denn Ko.
Mon. August 25, 2008    MCHV Quarterly Membership Meeting    Dr. Bing Asuncion spoke on triage in Mass Casualty situations and Marc Nishimoto presented on strategic National Stockpile.
Thurs. August 14, 2008    Psychological First Aid training    8:00am to noon. At Dept. of Health Public Health Preparedness Branch in Wailuku
Tues. August 12, 2008    MCHV Advisory Board Meeting    At Dept. of Health Public Health Preparedness Branch in Wailuku (210 Imi Kala St. Suite 204)
Wed. July 16, 2008    Hepatitis B Vaccination Clinic    Volunteers will assist at vaccination clinic for firefighters, at MFD on Dairy Road
Mondays: July 14-August 11    Training for Medical & Social Service Interpreters    Call Mary Santa-Maria at 984-8216 to register or for more information
June 12, 2008    National Incident Management System (NIMS)    Classroom version of FEMA's IS-700 course. Congrats-everyone who took the class passed the test!
June 4, 2008    National Incident Management System (NIMS)    Classroom version of FEMA's IS-700 course. Congrats-everyone who took the class passed the test!
May 31, 2008    Hurricane Expo at Q. Ka'ahumanu Ctr.    An excellent turnout, thank you to all volunteers who made the 2008 Expo a success!
May 14, 2008    MCHV Quarterly Meeting    Anna Foust (Maui County Civil Defense) on Hurricanes and Lorrin Pang (Maui District Health Officer) on Occupational Hazards for Field Volunteers Handout 1   Handout 2   Handout 3   Handout 4
April 30, 2008    MCHV Advisory Board Meeting    Held at Public Health Preparedness office in Wailuku
March 25, 2008    Special Needs Shelter Exercise    At Maui High School, practiced serving shelter residents with special health needs and non-English speakers
March 12, 2008    Patient Handling    At Hospice Maui in Kahului, taught by Jim Kahler, Physical Therapist, of Hale Makua Home Health
February 22, 2008    Psychological First Aid    Taught by Red Cross volunteer Leslie Gise, MD (also a member of MCHV)
February 11, 2008    MCHV Quarterly Meeting    Speakers Lorie Whitsett (on disease outbreaks) and Zacarias Asuncion (on his work with Doctors Without Borders)
January 25, 2008    Advisory Board Meeting    Held at Public Health Preparedness office in Wailuku
December 4, 2007    Training on Mass Decontamination for Hazardous Materials Exposure    Presenter Mike Kennedy (Click Here to View Summary)


Membership and Registration
If you would like to register to be part of Maui County Health Volunteers, go to www.disasterhelp.net/hah and click on "Volunteer Enrollment." You will be asked to click on a Volunteer Agreement and give your consent for a background check, and afterwards you will be directed to some online forms to fill out about your skills, interests, and availability.

If you are already a member of Maui County Health Volunteers and would like to edit your profile, go to that same page (www.disasterhelp.net/hah) and click on "Member Login." (Note: If you were one of our earliest members, joining before the online system was complete, you may not have given your consent yet for a background check or given your approval of the Volunteer Agreement. Those forms will pop up first. After that, you will have the opportunity to edit or add to your profile.

If you forget your login name and/or password,please call Rachel at 243-8649 or Marc at 243-8660.
To print a copy of the Volunteer Agreement, Click Here
To print a copy of the Consent For Background Check, Click Here


Training Opportunities
One of the main purposes of the Maui County Health Volunteers is to have a group of trained people who know each other and have experience working together, ready to assist in the event of a disaster.
To this aim, we offer a wide range of trainings, non-emergency volunteer opportunities, and mock emergency scenarios for members to "practice" skills related to emergency response.
Some of these are required, some recommended, and others purely optional.

To print a Volunteer Training Card to track your trainings, Click Here
To see a list of MCHV recommended websites for free online trainings, Click Here


Tracking Your Volunteer Hours
Please keep track of the time you spend volunteering with MCHV.

To print a volunteer time card, Click Here
To track your hours on PresidentialServiceAwards.gov, Click Here


External MRC-Related Links
Maui County Health Volunteers page on the national MRC website:
http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/detail.asp?id=404&State=15

Home page of the national Medical Reserve Corps organization:
http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/HomePage

Hawaii Medical Reserve Corps (on Department of Health website):
http://hawaii.gov/health/emergencyprep/mrc



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