Mass Dispensing Area 31 Volunteer Website

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By phone – call Ellen Hansen at 285.1823 (weekday mornings) or leave a message at 285.1964.

Click here to download a registration form and fax or mail it to us.

We offer three ways for Windsor and South Windsor residents to receive Public Health Preparedness training.  They are (1) classroom training, (2) satellite broadcasts and (3) online training.  In this and future newsletters we will be alerting you to upcoming training opportunities.  The training opportunities will be organized by category: Classroom Training, Satellite Broadcast and Online Training. Please take advantage of as many training opportunities as you can fit into your schedule.  Remember, the more training you receive the better prepared you are to help your family and your community respond to public health emergencies.

TRAINConnecticut is an online training resource for public health volunteers and professionals. As part of our contract with the State, MDA #31 is required to have all its public health emergency response volunteers register on this website. Doing so allows us to maintain training records centrally. If you have not already registered, please visit http://ct.train.org today.  Step-by-step instructions are available. If you don’t have computer access at home, feel free to ask your local librarian for assistance:

è    Leeann Costello at the Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor

è    Gaye Rizzo at the Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad St, Windsor

è    Mary Etter at the South Windsor Public Library, 1550 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor.

You can search the course database by various criteria including course ID# - here are a few courses you may find interesting:

 

Volunteer Orientation

Volunteer Orientation will be offered twice this year for anyone who was unable to attend in 2008. This FREE training will happen on:

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. at South Windsor High School

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Windsor Town Hall

Register online today or download the form and return it via fax or mail.

Smallpx Vaccinator Training
MDAs must be prepared to vaccinate the public against smallpox in the event of a bioterrorist release of this virus. Such an event would be particularly challenging because this disease no longer occurs naturally, so health care providers are not routinely trained in this vaccine. Unlike the influenza vaccine which is given by injection, the administration of the smallpox vaccine is a more complex procedure. The proper reconstitution of the vaccine is vital, and it is administered into the superficial layer of the skin using a bifurcated needle.

MDA #31 needs to train at least 20 of its medical volunteers in smallpox vaccine administration.

The training has two parts: Part One, which must be completed first, is online at https://ct.train.org and takes approximately two hours; Part Two is a two and a half hour face-to-face session, including hands on vaccination practice, that will take place in June 2009.  Any and all doctors, nurses, dentists, paramedics, and veterinarians are eligible. The training is free! Please contact Sharon Enot, RN in the Windsor Health Department to learn more – 860.285.1824.

 

 

None scheduled at this time.