FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
CONTACT:
HRSA PRESS OFFICE
301-443-3376 |
HHS Announces $20.4 Million to Promote Poison Control
HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced $20.4 million in grants to help improve services at the nation's Poison Control Centers.
The grants are awarded under HRSA's Poison Control Stabilization and Enhancement Program within the Healthcare Systems Bureau. Fifty-five centers are receiving stabilization/certification grants to help improve services related to education, prevention and treatment and also to assist uncertified centers become certified. Nine additional incentive grants are being awarded to centers to strengthen their operational infrastructure, improve their ability to access high-quality services, and promote poison prevention education and outreach to high-risk and underserved populations.
In addition to helping poison centers across the country and in the District of Columbia, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia and American Samoa, HRSA provides technical assistance to support strategic planning, collaboration, data collection, media promotion, education outreach and financial stability activities.
HRSA also supports a single, national toll-free number (1-800-222-1222) to ensure universal access to center services. Multilingual phone service is also available in the 61 centers across the country, providing interpreter services in 161 languages. Over 70 percent of poisoning exposures can be treated over the phone with guidance from a center's trained healthcare professionals, who include nurses, pharmacists and certified specialists in poison information.
A national media campaign, The Poison Help Campaign, has been launched to educate the public about poisoning risks, expand awareness of the national toll-free hotline, and increase awareness of the national network of centers and the services they provide.
Each year, more than 2.4 million poison exposures are reported to the nation's poison control centers. Unintentional poisoning deaths rank second in deaths caused by injury for people between 35 and 54 and third in deaths caused by injury for people between 25 and 34. More than half (52 percent) of poisonings occur to children younger than 5, and approximately 90 percent of poisonings occur in the home.
For more information, visit HRSA's Poison Control Program. Lists of grant awards follow:
Poison Control Stabilization and Enhancement Program Awards
Stabilization/Certification Grants
| Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
| Children's Hospital of Alabama |
Birmingham |
Ala. |
$154,200 |
| Banner Health System |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
213,626 |
| University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
142,417 |
| University of Arkansas |
Little Rock |
Ark. |
185,522 |
| Regents of the U. of California, San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
2,350,539 |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority |
Denver |
Colo. |
673,635 |
| University of Connecticut Health Center |
Farmington |
Conn. |
236,331 |
| National Capital Poison Center |
Washington |
D.C. |
320,070 |
| University of Miami |
Coral Gables |
Fla. |
369,701 |
| University of Florida |
Gainesville |
Fla. |
395,199 |
| Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. |
Tampa |
Fla. |
369,701 |
| Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority |
Atlanta |
Ga. |
568,103 |
| Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center |
Sioux City |
Iowa |
203,074 |
| MCHC-Chicago Hospital Council |
Chicago |
Ill. |
861,843 |
| Clarian Health Partners |
Indianapolis |
Ind. |
421,958 |
| U. of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute |
Kansas City |
Kan. |
186,564 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc. |
Louisville |
Ky. |
280,480 |
| Louisiana State U. Health Sciences Center |
Shreveport |
La. |
310,127 |
| Maine Medical Center |
Portland |
Maine |
234,232 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Md. |
249,935 |
| Children's Hospital |
Boston |
Mass. |
513,348 |
| Children's Hospital of Michigan |
Detroit |
Mich. |
427,603 |
| Spectrum Health |
Grand Rapids |
Mich. |
262,080 |
| Hennepin County Medical Center |
Minneapolis |
Minn. |
461,390 |
| Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital |
St. Louis |
Mo. |
388,282 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center |
Omaha |
Neb. |
202,975 |
| University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ |
Newark |
N.J. |
583,918 |
| U. of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
126,234 |
| University Hospital of Upstate Medical Center |
Albany |
N.Y. |
289,714 |
| Kaleida Health |
Buffalo |
N.Y. |
105,350 |
| Winthrop University Hospital |
Mineola |
N.Y. |
263,376 |
| New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
New York |
N.Y. |
553,090 |
| University of Rochester |
Rochester |
N.Y. |
105,350 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital |
Charlotte |
N.C. |
558,586 |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
323,021 |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
149,693 |
| Children's Hospital |
Columbus |
Ohio |
315,143 |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
Oklahoma City |
Okla. |
239,460 |
| Oregon Health & Sciences University |
Portland |
Ore. |
322,930 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
561,975 |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
350,275 |
| University of South Carolina |
Columbia |
S.C. |
278,415 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
394,810 |
| Dallas County Hospital District |
Dallas |
Texas |
448,577 |
| R.E. Thomason General Hospital |
El Paso |
Texas |
86,821 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch |
Galveston |
Texas |
390,696 |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
Lubbock |
Texas |
86,821 |
| University of Texas Health Sciences Center |
San Antonio |
Texas |
274,934 |
| Scott & White Memorial Hospital |
Temple |
Texas |
159,172 |
| University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
154,972 |
| University of Virginia |
Charlottesville |
Va. |
152,277 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond |
Va. |
196,487 |
| Washington Poison Center |
Seattle |
Wash. |
409,025 |
| West Virginia University Research Corp. |
Morgantown |
W.V. |
125,491 |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc. |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
372,215 |
| Subtotal: |
|
|
$19,361,763 |
Poison Control Stabilization and Enhancement Program Awards
Incentive Grants
| Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
| Banner Poison Control Center |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$125,000 |
| National Capital Poison Center |
Washington |
D.C. |
125,000 |
| MCHC-Chicago Hospital Council |
Chicago |
Ill. |
123,588 |
| Maine Medical Center |
Portland |
Maine |
117,410 |
| Regents of The University of New Mexico |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
125,000 |
| Carolinas Medical Center |
Charlotte |
N.C. |
84,901 |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
125,000 |
| Children's Hospital, Inc. |
Columbus |
Ohio |
100,000 |
| University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
99,640 |
| Subtotal: |
|
|
$1,025,539 |
| Total: |
|
|
$20,387,302 |
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