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Community Education

Community partnerships are integral to our educational outreach. Comprehensive programs for the general public are available for all ages with a special focus on children, parents, teachers, school nurses, and senior citizens.

The Upstate New York Poison Center is dedicated to the mission of providing poison prevention education to the communities in our service area.

We are committed to teaching and promoting poison prevention awareness.

Focusing on:

• Public Education
• Youth
• Seniors
• Public Education Updates

Educational Opportunities for the General Public—
Prevention Tips

• Train-the-Trainer
  An in-service program for teachers, nurses and community agencies.
• Look-alike Products
  Poisonous products that often are confused with food products.
• The ABC's of Poison Prevention: A Teacher's Guide
  
  Topics include:
  • Poison Facts
  • Background Poison information
  • Audio-Visual materials available through the Poison Control Center
  • Poisonous look-alike display kit
  • Detailed explaination of look-alike products
    
  
  
• Poison Prevention Newsletter
• Poison Prevention Checklist

Brochures

(Layout format is 8 1/2x 11, 2-sided, 3-fold; all PDF files)

• Poison Prevention Information
• Child Care Poison Prevention Guide
• Poisonous Plants(this brochure is 8 1/2x 14, 2-sided, 4-fold)
• Inhalation Abuse

Posters

The following are all PDF files.

• National 800#/Same Poison Center Poster
• Call Us Poster
• Candy or Medicine Poster

Poison Information Sheets

(Layout format is 8 1/2x 11; The following are all PDF files.)

Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas New Year Lyme Disease Hand Sanitizers

Back to School Poison Safety Tick and Insect Repellents Pesticide Poisonings Vitamins and Iron Supplements Safety at Grandma's

Billie's Fun Pages for Kids

The following are all PDF files.

Color Me Billie Draw Your Poison Fill in the Poison Poisons in the Kitchen

Word Search Home Safety Check Poisonous Vowels Certificate of Completion

Hot Poison Topics—Newsletters

Poison Awareness CD-ROM

Starring CNYPC's own mascot—Billy the Ball
Purchase this INTERACTIVE poison prevention program on CD-ROM—great fun for kids of all ages!