Volunteers Needed to Assist During Public Health Emegencies

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Hurricanes, floods, disease outbreaks—when a public health emergency strikes in New London County, who will pitch in to help the community bounce back?

If you are interested in helping communities throughout New London County prepare for and recover from natural disasters and disease outbreaks, being a part of flu clinics and practice drills, or assisting with general community health outreach, the Ledge Light Health District Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) needs your help.

The MRC is a group of dedicated volunteers that provides public health emergency response and health outreach within New  London County.

Whether you are in the medical field or not, the MRC could use your skills for a variety of tasks including, but not limited to administrative duties, radio operation, interpretation/translation, logistics, etc.

The MRC will be holding several orientations for new volunteers at the Ledge Light Health District office at 216  Broad Street in New London on the following dates and times:

  • Tuesday, August 13  from 10 a.m.-noon
  • Thursday, August 15 from 4 p.m-6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 21 from 10 a.m.-noon
  • Thursday, August 22 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Contact Kris Magnussen at 860-448-4882 ext. 331 or kmagnussen@llhd.org to RSVP for any orientation date.

For more information about the MRC, visit llhd.org/mrc.

Ledge Light Health District – LLHD – serves as the local health department for East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, New London and Waterford,  Connecticut.  As a health district, formed under Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-241, LLHD is a special unit of government, allowing member municipalities to provide comprehensive public health services to residents in a more efficient manner by consolidating the services within one organization.

The Director of Health and staff of LLHD work to promote health and wellness among the 120,000 residents the organization serves.  By enforcing the Connecticut Public Health Code, conducting health education programs, monitoring disease outbreaks and nurturing the environment, LLHD is focused on promoting healthy communities.

LLHD’s mission statement – to prevent disease, illness and injury; to protect and nurture our environment; and to promote improved health and prosperity for all residents – describes in more detail our slogan of “promoting healthy communities.”

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