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If disaster strikes, residents of Marin can be assured that there are some people looking out for them. Medical Center of Marin (MCoM) is now partnering with the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to dispense medica- tion and vaccinations free of charge in the event of a public health emergency. “Everyone in Marin benefits from this part- nership,” said MCoM Office Manager Jessica Mejia. “The county benefits by having some of its burden relieved, our patients benefit by having a convenient, local place to go to obtain preven- tative medications (prophylaxis) and the staff and families of staff at MCoM benefit because they will be treated immediately so that they can then be of service to the community.” The only time that the Health Department would ask businesses to dispense medications to clients, employees and their families without medical oversight would be in the very rare event that there is a great risk to the whole population and preventative medication needs to be taken immediately. An example of this type of event would be a bioterrorist release of anthrax or the existence of other infectious particles in the air. In such a situation, the community would be no- tified through the emergency alert system; Medi- cal Center of Marin will become a closed Point of Dispensing (POD) and will have the ability to dispense medications out to their employees, and the population that they serve, in the quickest and most effective manner. Public health emergencies are defined as when there is risk to the population as a whole or to our local region and preventative medications (prophylaxis) need to be taken immediately. “Partnerships like these are important for the com- munity as a whole so that we are adequately prepared and staffed to dispense medications to the population at large in the event of a public health emergency,” said Mejia. MCoM is an urgent care clinic located in Corte Madera that provides a wide-range of services including physician visits, full-lab and pharmacy onsite, digital x- ray facilities, physical therapy, acupuncture and chiro- practic care. MCoM has been serving the community of Marin County for the last 25 years, but this collaboration with county offices marks a new connection to the community. “MCoM has been part of the local community for the last 25 years, however, recently we have undergone a number of upgrades and enhancements,” said MCoM Managing Partner Dr. Warren Cipa. “One of the areas that we would like to expand on is community service and public health awareness, so although this is the first time we have partnered with the County, we are enthusiastic to be of service and will look for other opportunities such as this one.” MCoM staff will be trained on how to handle individ- ualized situations such as antibiotic or vaccine allergies and will have materials that have been provided by the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to reference during such a response. MCoM will receive guidance about the medications developed by the Health Department or the Center for Disease Control and Pre- vention (CDC). Dispensing staff would provide prepared written information about the reason for the emergency medications, benefits and possible side effects of taking the medication to all employees and patients. No one will be turned down for medication during the dispens- ing process and, even in an emergency, each person can make the decision whether or not to take the medication. “MCoM has always been focused on serving our local community so we are proud to partner with MCDHHS to aid in the relief effort in the event of a public health emergency,” said MCoM Managing Partner Brett Curtis, MD JD. Medical Center of Marin to team with County for emergency preparation Volume 1, Issue 16 August 23-29, 2013 Coming or going, the news at your fingertips Cal names Novato’s Goff as starting QB C C ONNECTION OMMUTER Kevin Gemmell of ESPN.com reports that Novato kid and Marin Catholic grad Jared Goff will be Cal’s starting quarterback this season: New California coach Sonny Dykes announced Friday morning that true freshman Jared Goff will be his starting quarterback. Goff had been locked in a three-way competition with redshirt freshman Zach Kline and junior Austin Hinder since the start of spring ball in February. Since the start of fall camp, however, Goff and Kline had emerged as the top two candidates. Choosing true freshman Jared Goff as Cal’s starting QB was an aggressive move by coach Sonny Dykes, writes Ted Miller. Blog “We have had a fiercely contested competition for our starting quarterback position,” Dykes said in a statement. “It’s important to name a starter and give them the reps they need to be prepared to play. We feel that right now Jared Goff gives us the best chance to be successful as a team, but we are very fortunate to have three outstanding quarterbacks we feel we can be successful with.” The Bears have one of the more challenging schedules in the country -- opening the year on Aug. 31 at home against Northwestern (No. 22 in the coaches’ poll released earlier this month) and then hosting Ohio State (No. 2 in the coaches’ poll) on Sept. 14. Plus they play in the Pac-12 North, which features a pair of top-five teams in Stanford (No. 4) and Oregon (No. 3). The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Goff from nearby No- vato (Marin Catholic High School), threw for 7,687 yards and 93 touchdowns with 18 interceptions in three years of varsity football. “I’m honored to get the chance to start for Cal and am looking forward to going out and helping the team win,” Goff said. “I’m super excited and ready to get rolling. My competitors are great quarterbacks as well. It was a tremendous competition that has helped all us become better quarterbacks.” Goff steps into an offensive system that has proved to be extremely productive. Last year at Loui- siana Tech, Dykes had the No. 1 scoring offense in the country, averaging 51.5 points per game, and the No. 1 total offense, averaging 577.9 yards per game. See more Sports on page 7.
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If disaster strikes, residents of Marin can be assured that there are some people looking out for them.
Medical Center of Marin (MCoM) is now partnering with the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to dispense medica-tion and vaccinations free of charge in the event of a public health emergency.
“Everyone in Marin benefits from this part-nership,” said MCoM Office Manager Jessica Mejia. “The county benefits by having some of its burden relieved, our patients benefit by having a convenient, local place to go to obtain preven-tative medications (prophylaxis) and the staff and families of staff at MCoM benefit because they will be treated immediately so that they can then be of service to the community.”
The only time that the Health Department would ask businesses to dispense medications to clients, employees and their families without medical oversight would be in the very rare event that there is a great risk to the whole population and preventative medication needs to be taken immediately. An example of this type of event would be a bioterrorist release of anthrax or the existence of other infectious particles in the air. In such a situation, the community would be no-tified through the emergency alert system; Medi-cal Center of Marin will become a closed Point of Dispensing (POD) and will have the ability to dispense medications out to their employees, and the population that they serve, in the quickest and most effective manner.
Public health emergencies are defined as when there is risk to the population as a whole or to our local region and preventative medications (prophylaxis) need to be taken immediately.
“Partnerships like these are important for the com-munity as a whole so that we are adequately prepared and staffed to dispense medications to the population at large in the event of a public health emergency,” said Mejia.
MCoM is an urgent care clinic located in Corte Madera that provides a wide-range of services including physician visits, full-lab and pharmacy onsite, digital x-ray facilities, physical therapy, acupuncture and chiro-practic care.
MCoM has been serving the community of Marin County for the last 25 years, but this collaboration with county offices marks a new connection to the community.
“MCoM has been part of the local community for the last 25 years, however, recently we have undergone a number of upgrades and enhancements,” said MCoM Managing Partner Dr. Warren Cipa. “One of the areas that we would like to expand on is community service and public health awareness, so although this is the first time we have partnered with the County, we are enthusiastic to
be of service and will look for other opportunities such as this one.”
MCoM staff will be trained on how to handle individ-ualized situations such as antibiotic or vaccine allergies and will have materials that have been provided by the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to reference during such a response. MCoM will receive guidance about the medications developed by the Health Department or the Center for Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC). Dispensing staff would provide prepared written information about the reason for the emergency medications, benefits and possible side effects of taking the medication to all employees and patients. No one will be turned down for medication during the dispens-ing process and, even in an emergency, each person can make the decision whether or not to take the medication. “MCoM has always been focused on serving our local community so we are proud to partner with MCDHHS to aid in the relief effort in the event of a public health emergency,” said MCoM Managing Partner Brett Curtis, MD JD.
Medical Center of Marin to team with County for emergency preparation
Volume 1, Issue 16 August 23-29, 2013Coming or going, the news at your fingertips
Cal names Novato’s Goff as starting QB
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Kevin Gemmell of ESPN.com reports that Novato kid and Marin Catholic grad Jared Goff will be Cal’s starting quarterback this season:
New California coach Sonny Dykes announced Friday morning that true freshman Jared Goff will be his starting quarterback.
Goff had been locked in a three-way competition with redshirt freshman Zach Kline and junior Austin Hinder since the start of spring ball in February. Since the start of fall camp, however, Goff and Kline had emerged as the top two candidates.
Choosing true freshman Jared Goff as Cal’s starting QB was an aggressive move by coach Sonny Dykes, writes Ted Miller. Blog
“We have had a fiercely contested competition for our starting quarterback position,” Dykes said in a statement. “It’s important to name a starter and give them the reps they need to be prepared to play. We feel that right now Jared Goff gives us the best chance to be successful as a team, but we are very fortunate to have three outstanding quarterbacks we feel we can be successful with.”
The Bears have one of the more challenging schedules in the country -- opening the year on Aug. 31 at home against Northwestern (No. 22 in the coaches’ poll released earlier this month) and then hosting Ohio State (No. 2 in the coaches’ poll) on Sept. 14. Plus they play in the Pac-12 North, which features a pair of top-five teams in Stanford (No. 4) and Oregon (No. 3).
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Goff from nearby No-vato (Marin Catholic High School), threw for 7,687 yards and 93 touchdowns with 18 interceptions in three years of varsity football.
“I’m honored to get the chance to start for Cal and am looking forward to going out and helping the team win,” Goff said. “I’m super excited and ready to get rolling. My competitors are great quarterbacks as well. It was a tremendous competition that has helped all us become better quarterbacks.”
Goff steps into an offensive system that has proved to be extremely productive. Last year at Loui-siana Tech, Dykes had the No. 1 scoring offense in the country, averaging 51.5 points per game, and the No. 1 total offense, averaging 577.9 yards per game.
See more Sports on page 7.
