Santa Cruz County Medical Reserve Corps

Useful Links

• Member Preparedness

  • Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness
  • How to Build a Preparedness Kit
  • Psychological First Aid (PFA)

• Useful Links

  • Medical Reserve Corps National Website
  • DHV Volunteer Handbook - Read this handbook and keep a copy with your deployment kit
  • FEMA Emergency Management Institute provides a multitude of free trainings in all areas of disaster preparedness
  • American Red Cross, SCC Chapter - The Santa Cruz County MRC and the American Red Cross partner in disaster preparedness. We encourage MRC volunteers to utilize trainings provided by the American Red Cross.
  • Sheltering Information -  Necessary information for identifying available shelter in the event of an emergency or sheltering in place
  • National Nurse Emergency Preparedness Initiative - Information for nurses preparing for disasters in a variety of health care settings
  • Santa Cruz County Public Health - Santa Cruz County Public Health information
  • MRC-TRAIN Resources - Offers training resources for all MRC volunteers, links volunteers to thousands of relevant online and web based courses, and tracks individual learning with online transcripts