Education Programs
Find out more about poison prevention programs and their availability in Connecticut. Links include programs from Pre-K through adults, buzz box loan program, and health fair to-go kits. Find
out how to contact the community education specialist for more information on presentations and health fairs.
- Spike’s Poison Prevention Adventure: Quills Up-Stay Away – Poison prevention education program for Pre-K/K classrooms.
- Lenny Lendahand Live on the Web: Check out cool interactive fun with Lenny, our funky monkey, who will teach kids of all ages about poisons.
- Poison Control in Action: An Adult Education Program that Saves Lives – An interactive poison awareness program for adults. All materials are in English and Spanish. Spanish program –
Centro de Control de Envenemientos E Intoxicaciones en Acción: Un Programa Educativo para Adultos que Puede Salvarle la Vida.
- Poison/Candy Buzz Box Loan Program: The interactive display shows the similarities between pills and candies. For all ages.
- Health Fair To-Go Kit: A kit with everything you need to make a poison prevention display.
- Community Education Specialist: Do you need someone from the CPCC to do a presentation or attend a health fair? Contact the educator for all of your educational needs.
- Poison Safety Helper Program: A train-the-instructor program designed to help child care providers, teachers, injury prevention specialists, nurses and program specialists learn about poisons and incorporate poison prevention lessons into existing work/programs.
Poison Prevention Materials
Here is a list of resources and brochures about poisons and poison prevention. Download materials from the website or find out how to contact the Connecticut Poison Control Center to order
materials.
In a poison emergency, call 1-800-222-1222.
Hearing impaired, call 1-866-218-5372.
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