b'GREATER MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2015-2018 What Are We Doing? Southwestern Fire Mutual Aid, Keene Police and Fire Departments, PeterboroughFireDepartment,KeeneRecreationDepartment, TheRegionisknownforitscoordinatedeffortswithemergencyJaffreyFireDepartment,NewIpswichEmergencyManagement preparedness.There is a high level of buy in for the core componentsDirector, Southwest Region Planning Commission, and the Cheshire ofemergencypreparednesssuchasnetworking,training,exercising,County Sheriffs Office. andevaluating.Therearemanygroups,individuals,agencies,and towns that come together to build community resilience to strengthen\x01TheHealthCareWorkforcegroup(HWG)isaregionalgroup and sustain public health emergency preparedness efforts.Some ofcomposedoflong-termcarefacilities,nursinghomes,hospitals, these entities are described below. rehabilitationfacilities,socialserviceagencies,etc.Thisgroup meets regularly to develop and update plans and polices around \x01In the Region, the GMPHN provides leadership and coordination toemergency preparedness.Each member of the HWG has signed an improve the readiness of partners to mount an effective responseagreement to voluntarily coordinate mutual aid services with each to public health emergencies and threats.GMPHN works closelyofthesignatoriesinthegoodfaithefforttominimizeriskto with hospitals, municipal emergency management directors, andpatient/client care and health care facility operations. other governmental, public health, and health care entities to plan for public health emergencies and ensure the provision of public\x01TheHWGwasanintegralpartofstartingtheregionalClosed health, medical, and behavioral health services before, during, andPoints of Dispensing (PODs).Closed PODs are an important option afteranincident.Inaddition,itcoordinateseffortstorecruit,fordispensingmedicationinashortamountoftimetoa train, and deploy a volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) duringcondensed population such as a nursing home or hospital.This publichealthemergencies.TheMRCsupportslocalemergencyoptionhelpstoexpeditethedispensingoftimesensitive responderstoprovideemergencypublichealthservicesmedication while also keeping some populations with functional throughout the Region.MRC volunteers include medical, publicand access needs in a safe space and taking thousands of people health, and general professionals. off of the dispensing numbers for open PODs.TheGMPHNprovidesregionaltrainingstohelpeducateandGreaterMonadnockMedicalReserveCorps(GMMRC)isa updatethosewhoareresponsibleforemergencyoperationsregionalvolunteeragencywithover100pre-credentialedand planningintheirlocalcommunityaswellasthosewhowillbebackground checked individuals.The GMMRC is one of over 1,000 responding to help all populations in our Region in the event of aunitsinthecountryandoneof14unitsinthestateofNew natural disaster or emergency. Hampshire.It is made up of medical and non-medical volunteers whoaretrainedforvariousemergencyresponsesaswellas \x01ThereisaveryactiveandengagedRegionalCoordinatingactivatedtorespondtolocalandstatewidepublichealth Committee(RCC)thathelpstoplannextstepsforemergencyemergencies.TheGMMRCisaregionalresourcetohelpwith preparedness efforts in the Region.The RCC is comprised of manypublic health events such as medication take back events, anytime regional partners who are active in planning as well as responses,CPR, and a local marathon.GMMRC can assist in emergencies by trainings,andexercises.OtherpartnersoftheRCCincludehelpingwithashelterduringahurricane,dispensingpandemic 51'