What services do the Poison Center provide to the community?
Poison center educators (both dedicated education staff and sideline work for SPI’s) provide poison prevention awareness programs throughout our 42 county area. These programs, geared towards various age groups, provide the foundation for the accidental poisoning preventative efforts and our quest to reduce the incidence of accidental poisonings. These programs take the form of interactive lectures/symposiums, health fair exhibitions, visits to schools and daycares, and web-based learning tools. Awareness of the poison center’s abilities once a poisoning has occurred can lead to more effective use of health care resources and significant cost savings since the Center can manage over 82% of its residential callers at home without a health care facility visit.
