U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Serves Atlanta by phone or online.
(855) 793-7470 · more numbers below
This is a federal health agency that helps people get ready for and recover from disasters. Its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program helps people with no health insurance get medicine, vaccines, supplies and equipment at no cost, but only in areas where the program has been turned on. It also runs ways for health workers and other volunteers to sign up to help in emergencies.
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- Taking volunteers now
- YesFrom the description, not confirmed
- Kind of work
- Using a skill (legal, medical, tech, trades)From the description, not confirmed
- How to sign up
- Register through your state's ESAR-VHP program, or find a local Medical Reserve Corps unit on the MRC page.From the description, not confirmed
What they offer 3
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 16
Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP)Program
When a disaster area is approved for EPAP, people with no health insurance can get covered medicines, vaccines, supplies and some equipment at a taking-part pharmacy. It only works in the ZIP codes the program has turned on.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 16
Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)Program
Health professionals can sign up ahead of time through their state so their licenses and credentials are checked before a disaster. Then they can be called to volunteer fast in an emergency.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 16
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)Program
The Medical Reserve Corps is a national network of local volunteer units. They help with community health and safety needs during emergencies. You can find the unit nearest you and sign up.
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