Injury Prevention Program
National Poison Prevention Week is March 15-21
NH Department of Health and Human Services Injury Prevention Program partners with the Northern New England Poison Center by supporting their efforts with grant funding.
The Northern New England Poison Center has a 24-hour hot line, 1-800-222-1222, that NH residents and medical staff can call with questions about suspected poisonings, and get advice on how to treat it right away. They are your source for fast information and expert advice. Whether you’ve taken too much medicine, spilled a chemical on your skin or just have a question, they are here for you. Last year, they responded to nearly 10,000 NH calls!
Their website, www.nnepc.org, has a text feature where poisoning questions can be answered via online chat. It also contains educational materials and statistical reports about poisoning calls. Poison Center staff also participate in presentations across the state to educate NH schools and communities on various poisoning topics like: safe drug storage and disposal, poisoning dangers around liquid nicotine, cautioning on medicines that could be mistaken for candy, and drug overdose.
The Injury Prevention Program's (IPP) mission is to reduce death and disabilities that result from intentional and unintentional injuries. Intentional injuries are those that are self-inflicted or committed by another person, like suicide or sexual assault. Unintentional injuries are those that are considered "accidental" such as poisonings, falls, or motor vehicle crashes. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in New Hampshire for those aged 1-44 years and have been for many years. Injuries often do not occur by chance and are thus preventable.
Much of the IPP's work is carried out by working together with the Injury Prevention Center at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, the New Hampshire Coalition against Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Injury Surveillance Manager within the Health Statistics and Data Management Section and many community partners. The IPP:
- Provides training and technical assistance to professionals and the public.
- Promotes and implements prevention programs that work.
- Evaluates the impact of these activities.
The IPP also houses the Northern New England Poison Center's New Hampshire Poison Educator.
Watch this public service announcement (PSA) featuring Tomie de Paola, who is author and illustrator of over 250 children's books, and at 80+ years old is still working and very active. He has an important message for everyone about preventing accidental falls in our older adult population.
(Click photo to go to video)
For more information about Falls Prevention, see your health care provider or visit the NH Falls Risk Reduction Task Force website.
Video Resources
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission "10 Tips to Keep Your Baby Safe"
- 1 minute and 6 minute versions
Publications
- How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe
- NH State Injury Prevention Plan, 2014 – 2018
- Injuries in the State of New Hampshire 2001-2009
- New Hampshire Special Emphasis Report: Infant and Early Childhood Injury, 2005-2009
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Occurrence and Mortality in New Hampshire, 2001-2009
- New Hampshire Special Emphasis Report: Traumatic Brain Injury 2009
- Preventing Falls Among Older Adults in New Hampshire
- Elder Falls Data Brief 2005-2009
- Poisoning in New Hampshire 2005-2009
- New Hampshire Public Health Issue Brief: Sleep-Related Infant Deaths, 2011-2016
For More Information
- Information about older adult fall prevention: NH Falls Risk Reduction Task Force
- Information on the State Suicide Prevention Plan 2013
- Information on Brain Injury: The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire
- The Northern New England Poison Center has a 24-hour hotline, 1-800-222-1222
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