Our Mission:
"To serve AMTA members while advancing the art, science and practice of massage therapy."
Adventure Teams
Massage Emergency Repsonse Team (MERT)
The AMTA Florida Chapter MERT Program has won the Award of Excellence in the 2002 Associations Advance America Awards program, a national competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Washington D.C. The Associations Advance America Awards program recognizes associations that propel America forward with innovative projects and community service. This is a great honor for AMTA, the MERT program and the many volunteer responders who have shown great passion and commitment for the cause.
AMTA Florida Chapter MERT prepares and manages volunteer massage therapists for professional deployment to disaster sites to perform massage on rescue and recovery workers. The concept for a MERT program started in 1989 following the California Loma Prieta Earthquake. During that disaster, more than 8,000 massages were given to disaster workers, demolition workers, grief counselors, highway patrol officers, and many others. Since that time, volunteer massage therapists have participated in numerous disaster responses.
AMTA Florida Chapter MERT offers emergency management agencies and rescue workers the expertise of highly qualified, professionally trained massage therapists.
Contact AMTA Florida Chapter MERT Committee Chair for more information:
This position is open, we are looking for a volunteer, if interested please fill out the
contact form.
