Organizer Profile
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)

American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)

Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America

about:
The American Association of Poison Control Centers supports the nation’s 55 poison centers in their efforts to prevent and treat poison exposures. Poison centers offer free, confidential, expert medical advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week through the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222 and online at www.PoisonHelp.org. This service provides a primary resource for poisoning information and helps reduce costly hospital visits through in-home treatment. Text "POISON" TO 797979 to save the poison control contact information in your smartphone.

Mission:
To actively advance the health care role and public health mission of our members through information, advocacy, education and research.