National MRC Awards

Congratulations to our partner MRC Units and their volunteers who received National MRC recognition awards in 2010.

Community Resiliency Award
Honors MRC units that have demonstrated resiliency at the community level over the past year.
- Harris County Gateway to Care MRC (TX)
- Snohomish County MRC (WA)

Ambassador Award
Honors MRC units that have successfully carried out activities and initiatives over the past year that meet the Surgeon General Priorities of improving health literacy, increasing disease prevention, eliminating health disparities and improving public health preparedness.
- Calcasieu MRC (LA)
- Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa MRC (NE)

Outstanding MRC Responder
Honors MRC volunteers who have played an instrumental role in responding to a disaster or public health emergency on behalf of their MRC unit during the past year.
- Angie Serota, Kauai MRC (HI)
- Anne Barylick, Rhode Island MRC (RI)

Outstanding MRC Public Health Volunteer
Honors MRC volunteers who have been actively engaged in carrying out public health activities (or specific public health initiatives) during the past year.
- Ellen Strack, Monmouth County MRC (NJ)
- Christine Erlach, Marin MRC (CA)
- L. Clark Hamilton, Southwest Florida MRC (FL)

Outstanding MRC Housing Organization
Honors MRC Housing Organizations that have served as exemplary host agencies to the MRC and have successfully supported, advocated on behalf, and helped integrate the MRC into the local community’s public health and preparedness infrastructure.
- Loudoun County Health Department (VA)
- Berkeley County Health Department (WV)

Outstanding MRC Partner Organization (or Partnership)
Honors MRC Partner Organizations (or Partnerships) that supported MRC units in carrying out their local missions and have provided MRC units with more opportunities to participate in public health, preparedness, and response activities.
- KidneyWise

Innovator Award
Honors a MRC unit that has initiated and carried out a novel and innovative activity over the past year that has helped build on MRC unit and housing organization efforts, engaged unit volunteers in the process, and contributed to strengthening the community’s public health, preparedness, and response system.
- ColoradoSTAR MRC (CO)
- Eastern Shore MRC (VA)

Mentor Award
Honors a MRC unit that has successfully collaborated with other members of the MRC network over the past year to share practices, participate in activities, and carry out initiatives that have strengthened individual and collective groups of MRC units.
- Maine Township Regional MRC (IL)
- Lake County MRC (IL)