How to become a Hurricane Katrina volunteer

[Caverject]

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The United States of Department of Health & Human Services has put out the call to mobilize pharmacists as well as other healthcare professionals. To find out more, please click here

https://volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov/

 

[chloejane]

Hey everyone. I thought I'd pass this information on to anyone interested. The dean of my pharmacy school e-mailed this to all students and I can't figure out how to provide just a link, but here is the info. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this.


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September 1, 2005










CALL FOR HELP !!!

With the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama coast we need volunteers to go to these areas to assist pharmacies, when they are able to serve patients. The Alabama Pharmacy Association is coordinating efforts to collect names of volunteers (pharmacists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians or anyone willing to help), so we can answer the call to assist our fellow pharmacy professionals. Please complete the following information and fax (334) 271-5423, back to the APA Office ASAP.

Name(s): ______________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________

Home Number: ______________________ Cell Number: _______________________

Work Number: ______________________ Fax Number: _______________________

Email Address: _________________________________________________________

Pharmacist Lic.#: ____________________ Pharmacist Tech. Reg.#:_______________

Other #: ___________________________

Where are you able to help? ____ S. AL ____ MS ____ LA or ____ where needed


Thank you for your willingness help!

Alabama Pharmacy Association
1211 Carmichael Way
Montgomery, AL 36106-3672
Tel: (334) 271-4222 Fax: (334) 271-5423






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[pharmaz88]

This is a little off-topic, so I apologize for temporarily hijacking your thread caverject.


Some of the stores looted during this disaster included drugstores such as walgreens, as seen in this picture .

For anyone closer to NO, do you know if the drugstores boxed-up and cleared out their Rx drug inventory (or at least the controlled's) once the evacuation order came, or would the pharmacy stock have been subject to looting also? ...just curious.

 

[bananaface]

They probably locked it up before leaving, just like they do at night.

C-ject, your request will be fulfilled later today, per Lee.

 

[pharmaz88]

They probably locked it up before leaving, just like they do at night.

So that provides about zero security. ...If looters could rip the front gates off of stores, they would have had no problem getting back into the pharmacies.

 

[Caverject]

don't forget, NO has a major drug problem. These people litterally need their fix. This is the reason why they were storming hospitals and pharmacies. I wonder how many had died due to seizures.

 

[ultracet]

don't forget, NO has a major drug problem. These people litterally need their fix. This is the reason why they were storming hospitals and pharmacies. I wonder how many had died due to seizures.

I can't remember if I saw it on TV or read it somewhere or someone told me about it..... but a pharmacist down there broke into a walgreens down there, stole all of their stock, and was distributing it. People need their medicine.

Don't forget about your CII vaults.... I know at CVS they have a touch pad lock that I doubt works with no power and definitely doesn't work if you don't know the combination.

Walgreens also has food
and supplies.




and so as not to hijack.......

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, 770-410-6133, P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA 30368-6543. If you send a check, make it payable to North American Mission Board. You can donate at www.namb.net/dr.

United Way, Tampa Bay 813-274-0900 or 727-535-3545, 1000 N. Ashley Drive Suite 800, Tampa, FL, 33602. You can donate at www.uwtb.org.

Christian Contractors Association, 1-800-278-7703, 2009 S Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604. You can donate at www.ccaministry.org.

American Red Cross, 1-800-435-7669, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. You can donate at www.redcross.org.



Department of Heath and Human Services, 1-866-KAT-MEDI, https://volunteer.hhs.gov. The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for healthcare professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts


I had some more but cant find them.... still looking

 

[ultracet]

More:

For information about the missing:
The Red Cross hotline to help individuals who are trying to find loved ones is 1-866-GET INFO. The Red Cross has created a page on www.redcross.org where people can post messages to let friends and relatives know that they are all right.

Does your customer need money to pay for their medications?
Have them call:

FEMA Individual Assistance
1-800-621-3362
RED CROSS Individual Assistance
1-866-438-4636

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established a website (https://volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov/) and toll-free number (1-866-KAT-MEDI) to help recruit health care professionals and other personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts


Misc. Information:
http://www.usafredomcorps.gov
http://hurricanekatrinainformation.com
Humane Society: http://www.hsus.org/

Here is a list of phone numbers set up solely for cash donations and/or
volunteers.

Donate cash to:

American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;

Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348

America's Second Harvest
1-800-344-8070

Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:

Adventist Community Services
1-800-381-7171

Catholic Charities, USA
1-800-919-9338

Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
1-800-848-5818

Church World Service
1-800-297-1516

Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998

Corporation for National and Community Service Disaster Relief Fund
(202) 606-6718

Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522

Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210

Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283

Salvation Army
1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief
1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440

United Methodist Committee on Relief
1-800-554-8583

For further information: visit the website for the National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) at: http://www.nvoad.org/.

This list of organizations is provided by the National Organization of
Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster. Please email [email protected] if
you are interested in having your organization added to the list.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and
recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates
mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local
emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and
the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.


I also have individual state resources if anyone wants them.......


I greatly appreciate all of the help I have received on my searching for the past few days. 😍