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March 29, 2008 - Citizen Corp volunteers from Ft. Bend and Brazoria County participated in mass dispensing exercises in two sites this weekend. Over 70 volunteers from the Medical Reserve Corps and CERT programs participated in county wide and regional exercises to test the counties' plans for distributing medications during a public health emergency. The volunteers staffed the Points Of Distribution in Richmond, and Angleton, TX and successfully distributed simulated medications to hundreds of volunteers who acted as medication recipients. Members of the Manvel High School Track Team were instrumental in making the Angleton exercise a success.

Medical Reserve Corps trains medical and non-medical citizen volunteers to assist during public health emergencies.

Dec. 20, 2007 - Alvin, TX - HPP, in cooperation with the Brazoria County Citizens Corps completed the first School Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for the County's program. 17 Students completed the training and are now ready to respond to emergencies in the school. "The students were very enthusiastic about the program and worked very effectively during the graduation exercise" , said Bill Ray, Executive Director of HPP. "We are hoping to expand the program in the District in the future". CERT trains civilian responders to prepare for and respond to disasters in their community. For more information visit the Programs area of our web site.

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