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About Maui County Health Volunteers:

Maui County Health Volunteers (MCHV), launched in early 2007, is one of over 875 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units across the country. The MRC was established in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 so that ordinary people and healthcare providers could respond to disasters as part of a trained and coordinated effort. MCHV is a resource under the Maui District Health Office and works closely with the Department of Health to prepare for responding to public health emergencies. Our volunteers also support non-emergency public health initiatives such as seasonal vaccination campaigns and health education.

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

If you are interested in volunteering, please explore this website and then contact Rachel Heckscher at 808-243-8640 or rachel.heckscher@doh.hawaii.gov.

Click below to jump to the following sections of this page:

Calendar	Past Events	Handouts from Quarterly Meetings
Membership and Registration	Training Opportunities	Tracking Your Volunteer Hours
Photos Coming Soon!	External MRC-Related Links	Contact Us

Calendar:

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

Past Events:

After September 2008, past events are listed in the calendar above.

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
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
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

Handouts:

The following were handouts at MCHV meetings and trainings. You may view or print our materials by clicking on the topics below. All documents are in PDF format. If you have difficulty, e-mail mchv@doh.hawaii.gov or call 243-8649.

Quarterly Meeting #9		Meeting Agenda - January 11, 2010 Animal Handling During Disasters and An Update on Pets in Shelters (Presentation by Jocelyn Bouchard, CAWA, Chief Executive Officer, Maui Humane Society) Hurricane Shelters Designated for People With Special Needs or Pets (2009 List) Link to 3 min. video on Pet Friendly Shelters from Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Link Link to 7 min. video on Pets and Disasters, Preparing for the Worst: Link


Quarterly Meeting #8		Meeting Agenda - September 28, 2009 Mass Dispensing Sites (POD Operations). PowerPoint slides by Linda Mau, Public Health Nurse; and Jeanne Morris, Maui County Health Volunteer Vaccine Information Statements: Flu Shot (TIV), FluMist Nasal Spray (LAIV) Sample Layout of Mass Vaccination Clinic


Quarterly Meeting #7		Meeting Agenda - June 9, 2009 Alternate Care Sites. PowerPoint slides by Kris Qureshi, RN, CEN, DNSc, Associate Professor, UH-Manoa Incident Command System organizational chart


Quarterly Meeting #6		Meeting Agenda and Updates to Webpage - March 23, 2009 Rat Lung Disease (Angiostrongyliasis) fact sheet from the Department of Health Rat Lung Disease (Angiostrongyliasis) color flyer from the Big Island District Health Office


Quarterly Meeting #5		Meeting Agenda - December 18, 2008 What is Na Lima Lako’o (NLK) and why is it on my MCHV ID card? Transfer and Mobility of Disabled Individuals


Quarterly Meeting #4		Meeting Agenda - August 25, 2008 Strategic National Stockpile. PowerPoint slides by Marc Nishimoto, Ph.D., Planner, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Branch (DOH) Triage in Mass Casualty Situations. PowerPoint slides by Dr. Bing Asuncion, MCHV member and retired surgeon Incident Command System - 14 proven management characteristics Financial Emergency Kit UPDATED


Quarterly Meeting #3		Meeting Agenda - May 14, 2008 Occupational Hazards for Field Volunteers. PowerPoint slides by Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui District Health Officer. Definitions (Infectious Disease). Zoonoses and Birds in Hawaii. Document by Fern P. Duvall II, MCHV member and wildlife biologist for the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife (DOFAW). Diseases of Field and Stream. A table describing certain infectious diseases, their origin, and how they affect humans Hurricanes: Nature's Fury. PowerPoint slides presented by Anna Foust


Quarterly Meeting #2		Meeting Agenda - February 11, 2008 Doctors Without Borders: A Volunteer Surgeon's Experience. Presentation by Dr. Bing Asuncion


Decontamination Training		December 4, 2007 Summary of Decontamination Concepts


Quarterly Meeting #1		Meeting Agenda - September 18, 2007

Membership and Registration:

If you would like to be part of Maui County Health Volunteers or if you need more information, call 243-8649 or email rachel.heckscher@doh.hawaii.gov. (Please read this web page first to learn more about what we do.) Please note, our volunteers have varied professional backgrounds. About 50% are trained health professionals and 50% have a non-health background.

To register, go to www.disasterhelp.net/hah and click on "Volunteer Enrollment." You will be asked to click "YES" to approve a Volunteer Agreement and then to 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. Be sure to click "submit" after you fill in the forms.

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, go to www.disasterhelp.net/hah, click on "Member Login" and then click on "Forgot your password?" If you still have trouble, 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.

There are two required trainings that are offered online by FEMA. You may take these at home and forward the certificates to us, or you may come into our office to use our computers (call to arrange a time). The websites for the two classes have been recently changed to the following:
• Incident Command System (FEMA 100a) http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100a.asp
• National Incident Management System (FEMA 700a) http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS700a.asp

Please call Rachel at 243-8649 if you need any technical (or other) assistance or wish to schedule a time to take these classes in the peace and quiet of our office.

Please 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 UPDATED

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

Contact Information:

Rachel Heckscher, Coordinator
mchv@doh.hawaii.gov
808-243-8649

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