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Provide <br />poison prevention <br />t;•aininz to day care <br />St3tI ItI7d interested <br />l = ,-! • ",t` <br />pi -ovide 250 <br />Poison Prevention <br />Kits. for distribu -- <br />tlOn by day care <br />staff to parents <br />of children at these <br />centers <br />28 <br />a <br />deve- lop:-ent of trai,I- <br />inZ materials and <br />1_"- ".Flenentat.lon of <br />training progofun <br />carried oot by Public <br />Health Nurses and <br />Heath Edacator-s. b\. <br />t?ctober 10. 1'�5i1. <br />Distribute 100 I- shirts <br />to parents and da -,- care <br />staff cor;:pleting trail -j- <br />in; pr0gra- . <br />distribution of Kits <br />to day cares by Public <br />Health !purses and <br />Health Educators by <br />October 30. 1991 <br />II. LINKAGES WITH COMMUNITY <br />day care staff and parents <br />at h day care centers in <br />Oran ;e Cou.nt\.' <br />day care staff at 6 da%, <br />cAre centers in Ora11�e <br />Count 1' <br />In 1990, parents were surveyed to assess knowledge regarding <br />poisoning. It was found that 59% did not know what syrup of ipecac <br />is and 57% did not know where the nearest Poison Control Center is <br />located (see Attachment 2). A telephone canvas of six day cares cross <br />sectioning the county (three in Northern and three in Southern Orange <br />County) indicated that their staff and families have nerd for <br />increased knowledge about poison prevention. These six day cares have <br />agreed to participate in staff training and Kit distribution (see <br />Attachment 4 for letters of support). <br />The Hillsborough Kiwanis Club has verbalized an awareness of a need, <br />for parent education regarding poison prevention. The Hillsborough <br />Kiwanis Club has also indicated their interest in providing financial <br />and staff support of local parent education programs in poison <br />prevention as a part of their ongoing campaign called "Young Children <br />Priority One," (see Attachment 5). <br />Additional evidence of public interest is shown by a recent local <br />newspaper report of the proposed "Poison Patrol" program (see <br />Attachment 6). <br />The Duke Poison Control Center has offered its support (see Dr. <br />Osterhout's letter, Attachment 2). The OCHD will purchase telephone <br />stickers and pamphlets from the Duke Poison Control Center for the Kit <br />(see Attachment 3). <br />3 <br />