Poison Prevention Week 2016
- klstorytime
- Mar 21, 2016
- 1 min read
National Poison Prevention Week
March 20-26 2016
The President of the U.S. in 1962 declared the third week of March as National Poison Prevention Week.
This year there will be six daily themes.
Monday 3/21/16 Children Act Fast…So Do Poisons
Tuesday 3/22/16 Poison Centers: Saving you Time and Money
Wednesday 3/23/16 Poisonings span a Lifetime
Thursday 3/24/2016 Home Safe Home
Friday 3/25/2016 Medicine Safety
According to the CDC (center of Dieases Control) poisoning is th leading casue of injury death in the U.S.
In 2014, poisons centers manager 2.9 millions cases.
Website:
http://www.aapcc.org/prevention/nppw/
https://aapcc.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/topics/2013_AR_Data_Snapshot_FINAL.pdf
Phone Number 1-800-222-1222
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