January 19, 2005

Galveston County Health District

The Galveston County Health District and the Jesse Tree will co-sponsor two Public Health Preparedness Volunteer Orientations in the coming week.  Goals of the orientations are to educate members of the community about what the Health District is doing to prepare for public health threats and inform participants how volunteers can help prepare for and respond to public health emergencies in Galveston County.   

The first orientation session will be held Monday, January 24, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jesse Tree offices in Texas City at 6801 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway (behind Mainland Medical Center).  The second session will be held Tuesday, January 25th, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall at Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church , 2803 53^rd Street in Galveston.  

The orientations are open to the public, but reservations are required.  Call SNS Coordinator Carmen Castro at (409) 938-2276 or email ccastro@gchd.org. 

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