Monroe County Medical Reserve Corps.

04/08/2026

https://dph.illinois.gov/resource-center/news/2026/april/30daysofpublichealth2026.html

SPRINGFIELD – ​​For the 3rd year, the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) will recognize “30 Days of Public Health” throughout the month of April. The initiative is designed to raise awareness of the role public health plays in keeping all Illinois communities healthy and safe. ​​​....

09/16/2025

September is National Preparedness Month. The theme this year is "Preparedness Starts at Home"

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year. FEMA’s Ready Campaign has observed National Preparedness Month since 2004 to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies. The month is a great time to ta...

08/18/2025

Quarterly Newsletter


Welcome to the eighth quarterly newsletter of Monroe County, IL MRC Unit #2781!!!
Below are some of our accomplishments and continuing activities/plans for 2025:
• Our Emergency Response Coordinator attended a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Summitt in Normal, IL on May 6-8, 2025. Various health departments and MRC units were represented from across the state of Illinois.
• Our Emergency Response Coordinator also attended a Metro-East Region MRC Meeting at Madison County Health Department, Wood River, IL on June 21, 2025. During these meetings, MRC Unit Leaders and their associates work together regionally and share ideas from their specific units.
• Madison County MRC offered 2 virtual Active Intruder/Active Shooter trainings on Saturday, June 7th and Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 10-11:30 a.m. Four members of our MRC Unit attended, including our Unit Leader.
• Our MRC Unit provided MRC information & promoted our Unit at:
Columbia EMS Open House on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4:30p.m.-7 p.m.
Monroe County EMS Open House on Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5-8 p.m.
Monroe County Fair, July 20-24, 2025, 5-8 p.m.
• An all-day Mental Health First Aid Training was provided by Stacey Macchi, Associate Professor from Western Illinois University, to MRC volunteers and Monroe County Health Department staff on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at Monroe County Health Department. This training was provided by MRC of Illinois.
• The Monroe County Disaster Mental Health Team, which is part of the Monroe County Emergency Operations Plan, met on June 11th and August 6th, 2025. Discussions included reviewing the disaster mental health plan, after-disaster referrals, recruiting additional members, updating a phone tree for use during disasters and various training opportunities.
• We are preparing for “National Preparedness Month” in September. Please stay tuned!!!

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Columbia EMS Open House, Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Ann Rudloff, Monroe County MRC Volunteer and Marsha Wild, Unit Leader




Monroe County EMS Open House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Marsha Wild, Unit Leader and Penny Dietz, Monroe County MRC Volunteer




Monroe County Fair, July 20-24, 2025
Carla Heise, Monroe County EMS, Marsha Wild Monroe County MRC, Rachele Albert, Monroe County EMA
in front of Monroe County EMA table




Monroe County Fair, July 20-24, 2025
Marsha Wild, Monroe County MRC, Carla Heise, Monroe County EMS, Rachele Albert, Monroe County EMA
in front of Monroe County MRC table




Mental Health First Aid Training, Thursday, July 10, 2025
Stacey Macchi, Instructor, offered at Monroe County Health Department






❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR MRC UNIT!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️


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Reminder of the next Monroe County Retired Nurses meeting:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at Mr. BBQ (upstairs), Waterloo, IL.
Please contact Marsha Wild at (618) 612-7105 if you have any questions or are interested in attending.
You can find them on Facebook at Monroe County Retired Nurses.

Suggestions/Questions??? Please contact our MRC Unit #2781 Leader at:
Marsha L. Wild MSN RN, Unit Leader
MRC Unit #2781
1315 Jamie Lane
Waterloo, IL 62298
[email protected]
(618) 612-7105

To view pictures please visit https://monroecountyhealth.org/home/emergency-preparedness/volunteers/medical-reserve-corps/mrc-newsletters/

**Please make sure to keep your contact information current and complete your profile 100% on Illinois Helps at www.illinoishelps.net and to stay connected with our unit on our page and Monroe County Health Department website: https://monroecountyhealth.org/volunteers/

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07/17/2025

We would like to thank everyone that was interested in the Mental Health First Aid course this Saturday, but we will unfortunately have to cancel the class. We are looking at rescheduling sometime in the fall. Please keep an eye out for details in the future.

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07/16/2025

Today is the last opportunity to register for the Saturday Mental Health First Aid Course. If you are interested in attending, please follow the links below.

Hello everyone and thanks for signing up for Mental Health First Aid Training. I am going to be your instructor for the course and my name is Stacey Macchi. Please sign up and indicate if you plan to attend training B. You only need to attend ONE training. At this time, all I need is your name and e...

07/10/2025

Hello,

My name is Stacey Macchi and I am a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and am so pleased to be able to work with Monroe County MRC to offer you this training on two separate dates! Not to worry though, you will only need to sign up for one!

The training is going to be offered on Saturday, July 19th from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

During this training we will learn what mental health first aid is, your role as a mental health first aider, the various types of mental health challenges people face in the United States and how you can take action by learning the ALGEE Mental Health Action Plan.

To sign up, please do the following:
Click on the Google Form directly below the date that you plan to attend. Just click and enter your name and email. I will need this to register you in the Mental Health First Aid Connect System.

Saturday, July 19th MHFA Training (please register by Friday, July 11th)
Google Link: https://forms.gle/issBnABE4GvkVcCo6

Location: Monroe County Health Department, 1315 Jamie Lane, Waterloo, IL 62298

Once you sign up on the Google form, I will add you to Mental Health First Aid Connect. You will be invited to create a profile via email. Please watch for this email as it comes from MHFA and sometimes it has the potential to sneak into junk/spam mail.

Complete your profile and after you do this, I will be in touch via email where I will invite you to our course and ask you to complete a few short modules of pre-training work. These are short and won't take you very much time.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Best,
Stacey Macchi

Hello everyone and thanks for signing up for Mental Health First Aid Training. I am going to be your instructor for the course and my name is Stacey Macchi. Please sign up and indicate if you plan to attend training B. You only need to attend ONE training. At this time, all I need is your name and e...

07/03/2025

Don't forget the first of two Mental Health First Aid Workshops is coming up one week from today. Please use the links in the post to sign up. If you can't make it next Thursday, we have an opportunity for you on Saturday, July 19th.

Hello,

My name is Stacey Macchi and I am a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and am so pleased to be able to work with Monroe County MRC to offer you this training on two separate dates! Not to worry though, you will only need to sign up for one!

The training is going to be offered on Thursday, July 10th from 8:00am to 4:00pm OR Saturday, July 19th from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

During this training we will learn what mental health first aid is, your role as a mental health first aider, the various types of mental health challenges people face in the United States and how you can take action by learning the ALGEE Mental Health Action Plan.

To sign up, please do the following:
Click on the Google Form directly below the date that you plan to attend. Just click and enter your name and email. I will need this to register you in the Mental Health First Aid Connect System.

Thursday, July 10th MHFA Training (please register by Friday, July 4th)
Google Link: https://forms.gle/weMeTY4kPHVr5EKc8

Saturday, July 19th MHFA Training (please register by Friday, July 11th)
Google Link: https://forms.gle/issBnABE4GvkVcCo6

Location for both dates: Monroe County Health Department, 1315 Jamie Lane, Waterloo, IL 62298

Once you sign up on the Google form I will add you to Mental Health First Aid Connect. You will be invited to create a profile via email. Please watch for this email as it comes from MHFA and sometimes it has the potential to sneak into junk/spam mail.

Complete your profile and after you do this, I will be in touch via email where I will invite you to our course and ask you to complete a few short modules of pre-training work. These are short and won't take you very much time.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Best,
Stacey Macchi

06/26/2025

Hello,

My name is Stacey Macchi and I am a Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and am so pleased to be able to work with Monroe County MRC to offer you this training on two separate dates! Not to worry though, you will only need to sign up for one!

The training is going to be offered on Thursday, July 10th from 8:00am to 4:00pm OR Saturday, July 19th from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

During this training we will learn what mental health first aid is, your role as a mental health first aider, the various types of mental health challenges people face in the United States and how you can take action by learning the ALGEE Mental Health Action Plan.

To sign up, please do the following:
Click on the Google Form directly below the date that you plan to attend. Just click and enter your name and email. I will need this to register you in the Mental Health First Aid Connect System.

Thursday, July 10th MHFA Training (please register by Friday, July 4th)
Google Link: https://forms.gle/weMeTY4kPHVr5EKc8

Saturday, July 19th MHFA Training (please register by Friday, July 11th)
Google Link: https://forms.gle/issBnABE4GvkVcCo6

Location for both dates: Monroe County Health Department, 1315 Jamie Lane, Waterloo, IL 62298

Once you sign up on the Google form I will add you to Mental Health First Aid Connect. You will be invited to create a profile via email. Please watch for this email as it comes from MHFA and sometimes it has the potential to sneak into junk/spam mail.

Complete your profile and after you do this, I will be in touch via email where I will invite you to our course and ask you to complete a few short modules of pre-training work. These are short and won't take you very much time.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Best,
Stacey Macchi

05/20/2025

Are you interested in helping your community? Come out Thursday evening to meet your Monroe County Medical Reserve Corps and see how you can help. We will have volunteers onsite to inform you on how you can volunteer to assist your community in times of need. No medical training required!

47 YEARS OF CARING

National EMS Week, May 18–24 this year, is a time to recognize and honor the essential services EMS professionals provide to their communities nationwide. This year’s theme—“We care. For everyone.”— reflects the heart of what we do. We serve as the safety net for every member of our community, regardless of age, background, or circumstance—because everyone deserves help in their greatest moment of need. At Monroe County EMS, our dedicated team of EMTs and Paramedics proudly serves over 30,000 residents. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, our team responds to thousands of emergencies—from heart attack to stroke to traumatic injuries.
Mark your calendars and come visit with your local first responders.

05/08/2025

04/21/2025

Monroe County MRC Volunteers -- Thank you for volunteering!!!
April is National Volunteer Month
National Volunteer Week is April 20-26th