NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 3, 2020
CONTACT: Dana Kazel, Communications Manager
218-725-5049 (office) • 218-591-2219 (cell)
County seeks volunteer pool for possible COVID-19 response
Just as other counties around the state are doing, St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services is working to establish a pool of volunteers who are willing to help in the fight against COVID-19. Volunteers are anticipated to be needed for a variety of tasks ranging from shopping and delivering groceries and medications to the doorstep of someone in isolation/quarantine, to providing support to St. Louis County Public Health staff.
St. Louis County is using the Minnesota Responds system to register volunteers. To sign up, visit mnresponds.org. Anyone who wants to help is encouraged to sign up regardless of whether they have medical training or experience. Because many health personnel are already committed to a role during an emergency, many areas are actively recruiting "non-health" personnel to assist health professionals when the need arises.
The Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps (MN Responds MRC) is part of a nationwide initiative to pre-register, manage, and mobilize volunteers to help their communities respond to all types of disasters.
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