Mark your calendars for National Poison Prevention Week, March 14 - 20.  

This is an important annual event.

More than 2 million poisonings are reported each year to poison control centers across the US.  The Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center (ISPCC) is dedicated to providing Iowa residents and health care providers with the most up-to-date information and 24-hour assistance relating to poisonings.  National Poison Prevention Week, March 14-20, provides the ideal opportunity to remind Iowans about poison prevention as well as provide information about potentially hazardous situations that exist in their own homes.  

FREE poison prevention materials, including phone stickers and brochures, are available by calling the ISPCC’s Education Coordinator, Tammy Noble, at 712-279-3717 or by visiting the ISPCC web site at www.iowapoison.org/index.asp?pageID=51.  For poison emergencies, call the ISPCC at 1-800-222-1222.