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The West Virginia Poison Center operates as a non-profit agency.  For most of our items, you can receive 1 of each free of charge. We regret, however, that we cannot supply larger quantities for free. In addition, we can only send out items to West Virginia residents. All charges allow us to continue to provide poison prevention educational materials and programs to children and adults in West Virginia. To assure continued stocking of educational materials, your support in the form of ordering is requested. To order, please use the  Order Form

The Hotline Newsletter is a publication dedicated to poison prevention education.

The electronic school newsletter is sent directly to WV educators. The newsletter is sent out via email on an as needed basis.

Fall 2002 School Newsletter

Teach your kids that Mr. Yuk Means NO! Place Mr. Yuk on all potentially harmful substances around the home or where children may venture. There are 12 Mr. Yuks per sheet with the West Virginia Poison Center's toll free number on each sticker. will send you 1 sheet for free. The charges for additional sheets are as follows:

                              4 sheets                                        $ 1.00 (Minimum order)
                              5-499 sheets                                    .20/sheet
                              Churches/schools/health dept.         .10/sheet

 West Virginia Poison Center Telephone stickers. Don't fumble for numbers in an emergency. Place this sticker on each phone and be ready. We will send you 3 stickers for free. Additional stickers are available at 10 cents each. Each strip contains 3 peel and stick stickers with the phone number for the WVPC.

Read these descriptive pamphlets and be informed on a variety of subjects. We will send 1 copy of each for free, prices for additional copies are listed below:

"Don't Let Poison Hurt Someone You Love" - 15 cents each. A guide to poison prevention at home. Does not include plants.

What About Plants. American Association of Poison Control Centers guide to poisonous and non-poisonous plants.

Poisonous Snakes of West Virginia. Provides prevention and emergency action for bites from copperhead and rattlesnakes. Prepared by the WVPC staff.

Poison Look Out Check List. A checklist for the home areas which are most common sites of accidental poisoning.

Poison Prevention for the Older Adult - 10 cents each. A mini guide to poison prevention for senior citizens.

Teachers Packet. Designed for teaching pre-school through 6th grade students. Complete with reproducible teaching lessons and activities.

1. Slide Presentation. Pretty Petals - 18 minutes (Pre-school through 2nd grade)

This slide show incorporates a familiar children's fairy tale with animated puppets for a short poison awareness presentation. Along with the Teachers Packet this is a great instructional unit for children.

2. Video Presentation. Wash Your Hands - 5 minutes (Pre-school through 2nd grade)

Big Bird from Sesame Street, is taught the importance of washing hands before meal times. This video targets all children, however it is a preventative measure for lead paint dust removal from hands before eating.

3. Video Presentation. Fatal Attraction - 15 minutes (5th and 6th grade)

This video addresses the most common ways that children and adults can be exposed to poisons and how they can help prevent poisonings.

This video is for adults and seniors with small children that may be present in your home. The video comes in three sections: 1. "Cute and Clever Kids" which shows the importance of protecting your small children from medications. 2. "News Special Report" a news story on the importance of child resistant packaging. 3. "Enjoying Your Grandchildren" explains some preventative ways on keeping your medications out of your grandchildren's reach.

The WVPC also has a Community Outreach Coordinator who would be happy to help. The Community Outreach Coordinator  travels throughout West Virginia. The coordinator delivers speeches and presentations to a wide range of age groups concerning a variety of poisoning topics to meet your needs. The presentations are informative as well as entertaining as displays, puppets and household products are used as props to get this very important message across. Health fair participation gives the public an opportunity to ask questions about the display, props and brochures as well as concerns about poison prevention.

The Coordinator covers the whole state of West Virginia. So please be considerate of this "one man show". A minimum of 3 weeks notice is suggested. Dates are scheduled on a "first come, first serve" basis. If you would like to schedule or talk to the coordinator concerning your group or organization, please contact the Coordinator,  Hallie Chillag Dunlap.

Since it is impossible for one person to educate the entire state about poison prevention, the WVPC is developing a network of volunteers to assist the Coordinator in delivering the poison prevention message. Your assistance would be appreciated. These "Poisonteers" will assist the Coordinator by delivering presentations and attending health fairs in their community. The WVPC will provide materials and support to these volunteers. If you are interested in learning more about our "Poisonteer" program please contact the Coordinator, at Hallie Chillag Dunlap or call (304) 347-1379.

revised: July, 2007