SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MO - (March 9, 2009) As part of its responsibility to provide leadership and respond effectively during a public health emergency, the Saint Louis County Department of Health is seeking volunteers with military or first responder experience to provide leadership at Point of Dispensing Sites (PODS).
PODS will be opened during a public health emergency to dispense medicine and volunteers who have organizational leadership experience in the military, or as a first responder, are needed to fill supervisory and management roles. These volunteers will be part of a group that will operate the PODS that will be established throughout the county.
"Former military personnel and first responders can offer leadership skills that will help the health department serve the public during an emergency," said Dr. Dolores J. Gunn, health department director.
The health department will provide training and support for volunteers.
For more information, contact the Department of Health Emergency Preparedness Group at (314) 615-1623 or email: ep.doh@stlouisco.com. |
