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Community Heroes
Be A Volunteer at the Perry County Health Department
The Community Heroes volunteer program recruits, trains and prepares
volunteers in Southern Illinois to assist local public health departments in responding
to bioterrorist attacks or other public health emergencies.
Experience shows a community must be prepared to respond and support itself
for up to 72 hours following a disaster before outside help will arrive. Trained
volunteers are a critical part of this response.
Being prepared relieves a lot of stress off of the situation. You are able
to accomplish more when you are prepared because you know exactly what to do
in an emergency.
Community Heroes recognizes that every person has a skill, ability, or
experience valuable in an effective response. Whether volunteers contribute one
hour or a week of service, every donated minute is precious to those helped. Donated
time also helps a community recover financially from disasters.
The main focus of Community Heroes is to support local public health
departments during public health emergencies, but volunteers’ skills and
abilities can also be utilized during times of peace. Volunteers will be offered
a variety of service opportunities in the own communities as well as in surrounding
counties.
Regardless of the task or length of service, each Community Hero is vital to
the emergency response.
Learn More
If you are interested in learning more about our Community Heroes program,
contact Brenda Epplin at (618)357-5371 or fill out this volunteer
application and bring it in to the Perry County Health Department at 907 S.
Main Street in Pinckneyville, Illinois. |
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The legal authority for volunteer definitions can be located
in 16 U.S.C. 742f(c) and 29 CFR 553.101
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