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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)

Annotation: The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) is a professional organization for poison control centers and individuals involved in clinical toxicology and poison prevention. Association activities include maintaining the nationwide toll-free number (800/222-1222) which reaches all U.S. Poison Centers. Other activities include an annual scientific meeting, certification specialists, data collection, and toxicosurveillance. AAPCC provides access to the New Core System Database (NCSBeta) -- a comprehensive poisoning surveillance database -- and annual reports (summaries) of data from the National Poisoning and Exposure Database -- which contains detailed toxicological information on more than 24 million poison exposures reported to U.S. poison centers.from 1983-2006.

Keywords: Poisons, Certification, Emergency medical services, Hotlines, Poison control centers, Population surveillance, Prevention, Professional societies, Public awareness campaigns, Publications, Resource centers, Toxicology

Poison Prevention Week Council

Annotation: The Poison Prevention Week Council coordinates plans for National Poison Prevention Week, designated by the President each year to be held the third week in March. The observance is designed to alert the American people to the problem of unintentional poisonings, particularly among children under 5 years of age. In preparation, the Council publishes annually a list of materials and an editor's fact sheet and drafts, through the Secretariat, the Presidential proclamation. (The Secretariat is also responsible for coordinating an annual news conference, providing advice about poison prevention activities, and distributing the council's materials). The Poison Prevention Week Council also produces and broadcasts a video news release about poison prevention and publishes an annual report which reflects the activities among the various participating organizations and serves as an idea mill for community groups looking for programming possibilities.

Keywords: Public awareness campaigns, Unintentional injuries, Injury prevention, Poisons, Prevention programs, Preventive health services
   

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.