Who can register with MA Responds?
Massachusetts is looking for anyone willing to volunteer their skills in the event of a health emergency. These persons include: • Healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, veterinarians, and medical and health information technicians, etc. • Public health professionals • Behavioral health and social service professionals including psychologists, social workers, counselors, interpreters, and chaplains • Support staff from other professions who will serve as clerical workers, data entry, greeters, traffic control, canteen workers, etc. • Volunteers may be practicing, retired, college students, or otherwise employed MA Responds offers both medical and non-medical volunteers a chance to join a network of people who are trained and ready to respond to an emergency when called to assist local health and safety officials. By registering with MA Responds volunteer nurses, doctors, pharmacists, dentists, EMTs, and o