Health and Hospitals-Office of Public Health (DHH-OPH) is seeking
volunteers to help in pre and post-storm emergency activities.
Those interested in assisting are asked to sign up with Louisiana
Volunteers in Action (LAVA), the DHH's volunteer management program.
Prospective volunteers should register at www.lava.dhh.louisiana.gov.
DHH-OPH volunteer coordinators will then call registered volunteers
with information on when and where to report.
Volunteers don't have to be medical professionals. DHH-OPH officials
are asking anyone who registers to be ready to assist. Those who
register may be assigned to help at a Medical Special Needs Shelter or
at t! he state's bus triage operation. Non-medical volunteers may be
asked to feed patients or perform clerical tasks. Medical volunteers
will be involved in direct patient care.
According to OPH Assistant Secretary M. Rony Francois, M.D., MSPH,
Ph.D, "Volunteers are the backbone of our response to emergencies like
hurricanes. Louisiana could not have made it through the aftermath of
hurricanes Katrina and Rita without the dedication and selfless
service of volunteers." Following the 2005 hurricanes, more than 8,500
volunteers assisted DHH and the storm victims.
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