The third full week of March each year is National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW), a week dedicated to raising awareness of poison prevention and safety and the Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222). The Georgia Poison Center and America’s Poison Centers would like to thank you for your assistance with our poisoning prevention efforts.
The National Poison Prevention Week Toolkit below will help you plan and implement activities to raise awareness of poison prevention during the third full week of March each year.
National Poison Prevention Week 2024 Content:
In 2024, National Poison Prevention Week will take place March 17-23, 2024. The theme is “When the unexpected happens, Poison Help is here for you 24/7.” Whether you have general questions or an emergency, Poison Help is available 24/7/365 at no cost to you. Call Poison Help with questions for medications, cleaning products, insect bites, food poisoning, and liquid nicotine…just to name a few!
1. Partner Toolkit: Join us in celebrating and observing NPPW 2024. We have created a partner toolkit with social media resources (graphics and suggested captions) in both English and Spanish for your use.
2. Shareable Images: Click on the red plus icon by each social media platform, then click the red “Download Here” to download images.
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3. Poison Prevention Week Proclamation (Click Here)
4. Educational Materials
5. NPPW Poster & Video Contest (For More Information – Click Here)
Poster Contest for Kids in Grades K-4
Who: U.S. Kids in Grades K-4
What: A poster or drawing
How:
- Make a poster or drawing that tells your friends about poison dangers lurking at home, at school, or even outdoors. Or you can draw a tip that they can use to stay safe from poisoning.
- Make sure you have included all the necessary elements listed
- Submit the poster or drawing by February 20, 2024 – Read the submission requirements and submit your entry
All posters need to include:
- The Poison Help line number 1-800-222-1222
- The Poison Help logo, which can be found HERE
Reminder: Posters should NOT include any images, gifs, clips or other elements of any commercial brands or characters.
Video Contest for Kids in Grades 5-12
Who: U.S. Kids in Grades 5-12
What: Create a short (2 minute or less) video
How:
- Make a video by yourself or get together with your friends in a group of up to 4.
- For groups, pick one of you to be the lead producer.
- Come up with your content idea for your video. The best videos tell a story. Some possible ideas to get you started:
- Tell your friends about poison dangers lurking at home, at school, or even outdoors.
- Share some tips to stay safe from poisoning.
- Shoot the video
- Make sure you have all the necessary elements listed
- Submit the video by February 20, 2024 – Read the submission requirements and submit your entry
All videos need to include:
- The Poison Help line number 1-800-222-1222
- The Poison Help logo, which can be found HERE
Reminder: Videos should NOT include any images, gifs, clips or other elements of any commercial brands or characters.
2024 National Poster Winners
Grand Prize: “Medicine is not candy” by Rheia (Home School – New York)
Grade K-2 Winner: “Don’t eat pods” by Gwyneth (Personal Entry – New York)
Grade 3-4 Winner: “Say Bye to Poison” by Chrissa (Personal Entry – Texas)
People’s Choice Winner: “Stay Away From Poisons” by Myrical (Manatee School for the Arts and Sciences – Florida)
2024 National Video Winners
Grand Prize: “The Girls” by Bailey, Xenia, and Sara (Barber Middle School – Georgia)
Grade 5-8 Winner: “Poison Control Poem” by Abdul Kareem Hasan (Blacksburg Middle School – Virginia)
Grade 9-12 Winner: “Candy Catastrophe” by Sofia (Westminster High School)
People’s Choice Winner: “Get Ready with Me Poison Edition” by Bella (Mandarin Middle School – Florida)
2023 Archived Events:
2022 Archived Events:
Activities for Children
- Poison Prevention Hero Resources
- Tox Tales
Activities for Teens
- Poison Trivia on Kahoot!
- Career Day
Activities for Adults
- Poison Myths vs. Facts
- Poison Brain Games
2021 Archived Events:
Parents and guardians, join us as we kick off #NPPW21 with an AAPCC and SafeKids discussion on ways to prepare, prevent, and protect against poisonings.
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Virtual Storytime and Tox Tales
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Looking for a fun and creative way to teach your little ones about poisonous creatures? Join us this #NPPW21 for Storytime: “Poison Alert!: My Tips to Avoid Danger Zones or Home” and Tox Tales: Creepy Crawlies and Venomous Creatures.
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Toxic Trivia for Teens: A Not-So-Trivial Quiz Game
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Looking for a fun and creative way to teach teens about poisons? Join us for a #NPPPW21 Kahoot Tox Trivia Game. The game will introduce basic poisoning prevention concepts relevant to teens (i.e. vaping dangers, childhood poisoning prevention, and how the poison center can help).
Direct Link to “Toxic Trivia For Teens” Kahoot: Click Here
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Tox Talk: When Life Happens…We Have Answers
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Join us for a #NPPW21 Tox Talk: When life happens…we have answers. This Tox Talk will feature 2 specialists in poison information from the Georgia Poison Center and the Missouri Poison Center and 2 educators from the Washington Poison Center and Virginia Poison Center. Learn about poison centers and the type of calls we receive.
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Virtual Escape Room – Can you solve the poison prevention riddles?
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Can you solve the poison prevention riddles? Learn about potential poisons found in the home with the #NPPW21 Virtual Escape Room.
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