{"id":164,"date":"2018-06-15T20:10:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mount-rogers\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:55:01","slug":"emergency-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/mount-rogers\/emergency-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-164\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-164-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-164-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-164-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The mission of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&amp;R) is to promote community resilience through fostering whole of community partnerships to proactively prepare for, respond to, and recover from all-hazards events that may negatively impact the public's health. Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs have been established to respond to any emergency impacting public health through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>preparation<\/li>\n<li>collaboration<\/li>\n<li>education<\/li>\n<li>rapid intervention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/public-preparedness-guidance\/\">VDH's Public Preparedness Guidance<\/a> page to learn more about how you can prepare for emergencies and hazards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-164-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-164-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-164-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-164-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/11\/HealthWorks_clip_image002_0000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-86 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2016\/11\/HealthWorks_clip_image002_0000-150x108.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Reserve Corps logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps <\/strong>is a cadre of volunteer health care professionals and community lay members trained to respond and assist with public health events in the 13 counties and three cities that comprise southwestern Virginia. MRC volunteers step up to keep their family, friends and neighbors safe and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>The Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps serves the Mount Rogers Health District, as well as the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers Building Strong, Healthy &amp; Prepared Communities<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1030 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Reserve Corp volunteer administering vaccine to a patient\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/Maria-Briscoe-and-KKM-niece-third-2048x1178.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/5eb56b5c-7beb-430b-a80d-71d7fe1db34a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1221 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/5eb56b5c-7beb-430b-a80d-71d7fe1db34a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers giving out COVID-19 test kits\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/5eb56b5c-7beb-430b-a80d-71d7fe1db34a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/5eb56b5c-7beb-430b-a80d-71d7fe1db34a.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/99379b03-2b71-4088-b113-021f66262177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/99379b03-2b71-4088-b113-021f66262177-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps conducting hearing tests\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/99379b03-2b71-4088-b113-021f66262177-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/99379b03-2b71-4088-b113-021f66262177-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/02\/99379b03-2b71-4088-b113-021f66262177.jpg 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-164-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-164-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-164-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">For more information:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/swvamrc\/\">SWVA MRC<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">,<\/span> call 276-274-0555 or email <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:swva.mrc@gmail.com\">swva.mrc@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mission of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&amp;R) is to promote community resilience through fostering whole of community partnerships to proactively prepare for, respond to, and recover [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":215,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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