Connecticut Department of Public Health Keeping Connecticut Healthy Sylvia Reeves Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Radiological Emergency Preparedness Emergency Management Program Specialist Implementation of the Radiation Professional Volunteer Program (RPVP) In the State of Connecticut 1
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Implementation of the Radiation Professional Volunteer ......1 • Supported through funds awarded by: ... Develop RPV recruitment materials * Identify RPV positions and related qualifications
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Connecticut Department of Public Health Keeping Connecticut Healthy
Sylvia Reeves Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Radiological Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Management Program Specialist
Implementation of the
Radiation Professional Volunteer Program
(RPVP)
In the State of Connecticut
1
•Supported through funds awarded by:
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
(CRCPD) 2013-present
*Strengthening State and Local Population Monitoring
Surge Capacity for Radiation Emergencies through
Recruitment, Training and Management of Radiation
Professional Volunteers
•We call it the Radiation Professional Volunteer
Program (RPVP) for short
2
*Establish the CT-RPVP Steering Committee
*Develop RPV recruitment materials
*Identify RPV positions and related
qualifications
*Develop the contents of the online
(didactic) course and instructor-led class
*Configure online course content for
publishing on the LMS server which hosts
the course
*Develop and launched the CT-RPVP website
*Recruit volunteers to pilot the CT-RPVP
Training Program
3
*Recruiting individuals
*Keeping volunteers engaged
*Staff turnover at DPH and DEMHS
*Activations and connecting this
specialized volunteer base to other
established ones
*Visually identifying credentialed
volunteers
4
*Brochure and marketing
materials for the program
5
*2014-2016 materials
6
*2017 Materials
7
*Developed by
marketing
company
*Emphasis about
helping people
*Primary
functions
highlighted
*Logo/branding
design
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GOALS and FOCUS
*Multi-step training process that engages volunteers