New Poison Prevention Training with Free Materials
NEW Program launches Monday, March 21st 2022!
In celebration of 65 years of community service, we are excited to announce a new online tool called "Poison Prevention Educator Training." This training is designed for all teachers! Anyone interested in teaching poison prevention information to others within our 54-county coverage area is invited to check-out our new "Teachers' Guide."
Together, through the cooperation of many, we aim to spread the message of poison prevention to the 7.3 million people throughout our service area. We cannot do it alone and we need your help. Whether the audience you choose to teach is your child/children, students, a scout group, staff or senior citizens, this training makes teaching an easy process.
HOW IT WORKS:
- Click on the link for Poison Prevention Educator Training: https://www.upstate.edu/poison/community/train.php (activated on March 21st)
- Register for training and complete all training steps to qualify for free materials included in the training (only available to our service area, see above link)
- Take the training including:
- Visit our website post training to find the materials as detailed in Part II of the training.
- Download the materials necessary for your teaching efforts OR go to our website. There, on our “Free Materials” page, select the materials you would like mailed to you: https://www.upstate.edu/poison/poison-prevention/request-form.php
PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:
Registration
Training Part I
Assessment
Part II
Evaluation
Certificate of Completion
PROGRAM MATERIALS CONSIST OF:
Teacher’s Guide
Stop Ask First
Brochures
Look Alikes Flipchart
For more information contact:
Gail Banach, Director of Public Education & Communications
In the case of a poisoning or for information purposes, call the Upstate New York Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222. We are open 24/7, 365 days a year. Each year our center manages more than 50,000 calls from health care providers, 911 operators, hospitals, industry, schools, and the general public in our 54-county service area.
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About Upstate New York Poison Center
Housed inside Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, the Upstate New York Poison Center is dedicated to reducing the number, cost and severity of poisonings within its designated 54-county service area as mandated by New York State Law. The Center is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to both health professionals and the general public at 1-800-222-1222.
About Upstate Medical University
SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, is the only academic medical center in Central New York. It is also the region's largest employer with 9,460 employees. Affiliated with the State University of New York, Upstate's mission is to improve the health of the community through education, biomedical research and health care.
