Hoard Marna L, Tosatto Robert J
United States Public Health Service, Office of the US Surgeon General, Medical Reserve Corps Program, Rockville, MD 20857, USA.
Disaster Manag Response. 2005 Apr-Jun;3(2):48-52. doi: 10.1016/j.dmr.2005.02.002.
Across the United States, millions of Americans volunteer their time and efforts to improve the social fabric of their communities. Inevitably, some of these volunteers will be medical and public health professionals. However, because of the complexities of the health field, including concerns about credentialing, training and legal protections, many of these persons have not been able to volunteer in their professional capacities. The terrorist events of 2001 showed that not only would individuals with medical and public health expertise want to volunteer, but that their help could be very much needed in future mass catastrophic events. The Medical Reserve Corps Program was created as a national system of community-based units to promote the local identification, recruitment, training, and activation of volunteers, especially those with medical and public health backgrounds. These Medical Reserve Corps units supplement the existing public health and emergency response entities in the community.
在美国，数以百万计的美国人自愿贡献他们的时间和精力，以改善其社区的社会结构。不可避免地，这些志愿者中会有一些医学和公共卫生专业人员。然而，由于卫生领域的复杂性，包括对资质认证、培训和法律保护的担忧，这些人中的许多人无法以其专业身份参与志愿服务。2001年的恐怖事件表明，不仅拥有医学和公共卫生专业知识的个人会想要参与志愿服务，而且在未来的大规模灾难性事件中，他们的帮助可能会非常必要。医疗后备队计划作为一个基于社区单位的国家系统而设立，以促进当地对志愿者的识别、招募、培训和动员，特别是那些具有医学和公共卫生背景的志愿者。这些医疗后备队单位补充了社区中现有的公共卫生和应急响应实体。
