ROYAL CITY - Nearly 700 people participated in last month's Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo, and no one was more delighted than chair Deb Murphy.

"We had close to 700 people, including vendors, volunteers and people from the community" she said. "It was a great success and even had to turn doctors away from other clinics as we ran out of space.

"I think it is great that people are wanting to share their abilities and knowledge with communities at large."

Several clinics participated. They included Confluence Medical, CBHA from Othello, Moses Lake Community Health, Mattawa Medical Clinic and Gilbert Chiropractic, just to name a few.

Grant Hospital District No. 7 (GHD7), the Columbia Basin Herald and Confluence Health sponsored Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo for the entire central Washington community. Murphy is board chair for GHD7.

Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo was held at Royal City's Red Rock Elementary School gym.

The other side of Emergency Preparedness was Health Care. It was a continuation of several health care events GHD7 has done over the years. The first one was a women's health fair.

Emergency preparedness was also covered by the Second Ward-LDS church. Many people took time away from their busy schedules to attend.

"We also covered the educational aspect of being prepared, health issues and education," Murphy noted. "What would a person do if they cannot even read in their first language. This event will hopefully have people understand that there is help and that people are willing to mentor/volunteer."

Numerous health screenings were performed which really helped and educated people, Murphy said.

One of the most entertaining exhibits was the Grant PUD show that demonstrates the power of electricity. What a person should or not do if there is a downed line. What it would do to a body.

Looking forward, Murphy said the organization alread has commitments from the UW Dental school, Medical school, Community Services, Mammogram Mobile Unit, and many more

Some of the vendors this time around were: Mattawa Medical Clinic, Zeal Nutrition, Zumba dance, Doterra Essential Oils, 72 Preparedness-LDS, Dried Foods, CBHA, Chiropractic, LinCare, Grant County Integrated Services, Grant County Emergency Services,

Grant County Health Dept., American Red Cross, PUD, SHOC, PTO, 21st Century Learning, Grant County Fire Dist.#10 EMT's, Confluence Medical from Moses Lake, Women Heart, Dental Care, CBH, CW Aging & Adult Health Care, Health Alliance and Moses Lake Community Health.

"It was a great turnout," Murphy said. "It makes me smile to think that we could get so many to help out in our small community, but we all help each other in the end."

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By Ted Escobar

The Royal Register editor

ROYAL CITY - Nearly 700 people participated in last month's Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo, and no one was more delighted than chair Deb Murphy.

"We had close to 700 people, including vendors, volunteers and people from the community" she said. "It was a great success and even had to turn doctors away from other clinics as we ran out of space.

"I think it is great that people are wanting to share their abilities and knowledge with communities at large."

Several clinics participated. They included Confluence Medical, CBHA from Othello, Moses Lake Community Health, Mattawa Medical Clinic and Gilbert Chiropractic, just to name a few.

Grant Hospital District No. 7 (GHD7), the Columbia Basin Herald and Confluence Health sponsored Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo for the entire central Washington community. Murphy is board chair for GHD7.

Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo was held at Royal City's Red Rock Elementary School gym.

The other side of Emergency Prearedness was Health Care. It was a continuation of several health care events GHD7 has done over the years. The first one was a women's health fair.

Emergency preparedness was also covered by the Second Ward-LDS church. Many people took time away from their busy schedules to attend.

"We also covered the educational aspect of being prepared, health issues and education," Murphy noted. "What would a person do if they cannot even read in their first language. This event will hopefully have people understand that there is help and that people are willing to mentor/volunteer."

Numerous health screenings were performed which really helped and educated people, Murphy said.

One of the most entertaining exhibits was the Grant PUD show that demonstrates the power of electricity. What a person should or not do if there is a downed line. What it would do to a body.

Looking forward, Murphy said the organization alread has commitments from the UW Dental school, Medical school, Community Services, Mammogram Mobile Unit, and many more

Some of the vendors this time around were: Mattawa Medical Clinic, Zeal Nutrition, Zumba dance, Doterra Essential Oils, 72 Preparedness-LDS, Dried Foods, CBHA, Chiropractic, LinCare, Grant County Integrated Services, Grant County Emergency Services,

Grant County Health Dept., American Red Cross, PUD, SHOC, PTO, 21st Century Learning, Grant County Fire Dist.#10 EMT's, Confluence Medical from Moses Lake, Women Heart, Dental Care, CBH, CW Aging & Adult Health Care, Health Alliance and ML Community Health.

"It was a great turnout," Murphy said. "It makes me smile to think that we could get so many to help out in our small community, but we all help each other in the end."