Poison Prevention Resources

Below are some materials and program resources for the general public and for community-based organizations.

Program Materials:

• Program-To-Go (PTG) – details about the COPC’s most popular educational tool kit that can be loaned from the Central Ohio Poison Center. Used by teachers, day care providers, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, 4H groups, girl/boy scout leaders, parish nurses, churches, senior centers, health departments, injury prevention coordinators, high school and college students, and everyone else who is concerned about poisonings and willing to educate the general public or their family.

• Teaching Guidelines – outlines the natures of poisonings, shares statistics, explains why and how to approach poison prevention education and what happens when someone calls the poison emergency helpline 1-800-222-1222.

• Activity Script – presentation pointers and lesson plans to guide your presentation(s) for the following age groups: preschool/kindergarten, elementary & middle school and for teens/caregivers/elderly.

Requests for Information

To request poison prevention information, phone sticker and magnet, please call (614) 355-0463.

When making your request:

• Please provide a short description about how you will be using the requested materials.
• Indicate whether you would like to request just a few for family/personal use or larger quantity for business/health fair, etc.

You can also make a request by filling out our Order Form and mailing it to:

Central Ohio Poison Center
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205

Copy Ready Handouts (PDFs)

• Poison Prevention Poster - 8.5" x 11", portrait poster

• Checklist/House Diagram – list of places you should check as you poison proof your home

• Activity sheets and Coloring pages – help kids to learn about poisons and how they can help preventing poisonings.

  • Medicine is Not Candy (coloring)

  • Treasure Map

  • Symbol Word Search

  • Word Search

• First Aid for Poisonings (Flier, side 1) – what to do when somebody gets poisoned.

• Prevent, Prevent, Prevent (Flier, side 2) – poison prevention at your fingertips.

• Ask Questions – list of important questions you must know the answers to regarding your or your kids’ prescription medication to take them safely.

• Medication Record Form – helps keeping track of all the medication(s) you or someone in your family is taking.

• Seasonal Hazards/Cold Weather

• Seasonal Hazards/Warm Weather

• Seasonal Hazards/Winter Holidays

Helping Hands

Our Helping Hands provide families with information on medicine and poison safety.

• Medicine Safety

• Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medicine

• Proper Disposal of Medications

• Poisonings and Prevention

• How to Give Medication by Mouth