Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission
Alabama Department of Public
Health
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
POISON PREVENTION
WEEK
The Alabama Poison Center I 2503 Phoenix Drive I Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 I FAX 205-345-7189
NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK
The third week in March is always Poison Prevention Week.
This has always been each March since 1961 when it was
signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
Poison Prevention Week is a time when all Poison Centers
throughout the United States make a united effort to raise
public awareness about the dangers of accidental
poisonings and promote poison prevention.
March is a time when we all begin to look forward to spring,
and it is a good time to start your spring cleaning by making
sure that your home is poison proof. Information provided on
this website to help you ensure that your home is poison
proof include:
You can use the Poison Prevention Checklist provided to
assist you in your poison proof efforts and take a minute to
look at Common Household Poisons.
Poison Prevention Week also is a good time to get your
children involved. Check out the Kid’s Page where there are
games for all age groups. This provides a good opportunity
for you to talk to your children about different poisonous
products and how to be SAFE.
If you are interested in becoming a Poison Prevention
Partner in your community take a look at how you can do
this.
If you live in Alabama, we also have a FREE Poison
Prevention Guide for your home or you can order these as
handouts for different groups.
Have fun in your Poison Proofing efforts
and be SAFE.
Governor Robert Bently
showed his support this year
by signing a proclamation
designating the 3rd week in
March as Poison Prevention
Week in Alabama.
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