{"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":"2026-04-23T09:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:17:57","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\" ><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 data-block-id=\"6bf9da46-8612-4a8b-8ad3-4882bdbf15bf\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The mission of the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&amp;R) program is to help communities stay strong by working with local partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from any event that could harm the public\u2019s health. This program is set up to handle any emergency that affects public health by:<\/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 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/public-preparedness-guidance\/\">VDH's Public Preparedness Guidance<\/a><\/span> page to learn about how you can be more prepared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-164-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-164-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"so-rounded panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-164-0-1-0\" ><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>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For more information, contact:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Curtis Crawford, Local Health Emergency Coordinator<\/strong><br \/>\nPhone: (276) 780-0109<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Curtis.Crawford@vdh.virginia.gov<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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=\"2\" ><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<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps (SWVA MRC) <\/strong>is a group of volunteers that include health care professionals and community members. Volunteers are trained to respond and help with public health events in the 13 counties and 3 cities of Southwest Virginia. MRC volunteers step up to keep their family, friends, and neighbors safe and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>The SWVA MRC serves the Mount Rogers, Lenowisco, and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts.<\/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=\"3\" ><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>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For more information:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #13294b;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/swvamrc\/\">SWVA MRC<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> call 276-274-0555 or email <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #13294b;\"><a style=\"color: #13294b; text-decoration: underline;\" 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 Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&amp;R) program is to help communities stay strong by working with local partners to prepare for, respond to, and recover from any [&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 v27.5 - 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