MISSION
The Champaign County Medical Reserve Corps was founded to create a cadre of health, medical and general volunteers with skills and expertise to serve and support local health care system functions that are transferable between non-emergency and emergency events. What We're Doing
NATIONALLY
The Medical Reserve Corps is the component of the Citizen Corps that brings together local health professionals and others with relevant health-related skills to volunteer in their community. The Medical Reserve Corps provides health professionals and others an organized mechanism through which they can volunteer their time and skills to strengthen
their communities by preparing for and responding to large-scale emergencies and disasters, such as an influenza epidemic, chemical release or act of terrorism. LOCALLY
The MRC is organized under the Champaign- Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD). The Champaign- Urbana Public Health District's vision is to improve the health, safety, and well-being of the community through prevention, education, collaboration, and regulation. The Champaign County MRC is not a government entity, although the MRC has the support
of several government entities throughout the area and works actively with the communities of Champaign, Urbana, and the County of Champaign in Illinois. The Champaign County MRC is operated with the help of medical and non-medical volunteers. When The Champaign County MRC is mobilized for an exercise or an actual event, command and control is provided by CUPHD or local municipality designates depending on the nature of the event.
