Kelly's Creek Communities Association, Inc.	Hookstown Fair on Child Safety
Frankford Elementary Headstart Poison Prevention Presentation	WVU Pharmacy students presentation
Fort Ashby Health Fair	Raleigh General's Mr. Yuk
Alum Creek Public Library	Poison Prevention Project - WVRHEP Mountain Health Partners Consortium
Career Day at Pinch Elementary	Cub Scout Pack #43

 

Presentation to the Headstart students at Frankford Elementary

Barry "Scott" Brown, MSIV, delivering a poison prevention presentation to Greenbrier County Headstart students at Frankford Elementary.	Frankford Elementary Headstart students completing poison prevention activity sheets

WVU School of Pharmacy students teach poison prevention.

Students from the WVU School of Pharmacy delivered poison prevention presentations to children at several preschools and elementary schools in the Morgantown area and at the WVU Children's Hospital Kid's Health Fair at the Morgantown Mall.  

Fort Ashby Health Fair
Fort Ashby Health Fair at the fairgrounds in Mineral County on June 3, 2000. Information on various health topics was distributed to participants.

  Raleigh General Hospital's Mr. Yuk

Susie Aboulhosn, Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Raleigh General Hospital frequently appears as Mr. Yuk to communicate poison prevention education to everyone. Susie an be seen at healthc fairs, puppet shows, schools, daycare facilities as well as the halls of Raleigh General Hospital.

Poison Prevention Project
WVRHEP Mountain Health Partners Consortium
A Poison Prevention Health Fair was held at Frametown and Davis Elementary Schools in Braxton County. The students at both schools were taught to recognize potential poisoning hazards in his/her environment. Bathroom, kitchen, and garage displays taught the children about the dangers of products that may be found in these areas of the home.
 

Physician Assistant Student, Stacey Murphy, played a game with Mrs. Gaines kindergarten class about safe and unsafe home products; ways to avoid injury; and what to do in case of an emergency.	WVU Medical Student, Tom McClellan, spoke to Davis elementary students about poisons "When At Play." The students learn things that might be harmful to them such as poison ivy and other plants, spiders and other insects. The students received Mr.Yuk stickers and certificates of achievement signed by Mr. Yuk!
Samantha Terry, Physician Assistant Student from the College of West Virginia played a game called "Is It Candy?" with students to help them realize that some medicine's look just like candy. Reinforcing that they should not eat anything without asking an adult first.	WVU Pharmacy Student, Frankie Tomblin, spoke to the class about how accidental poisonings happen and what to do next. He also stressed to the students not to touch anything that might be harmful. Put it up high!" They talked about where poisons should be stored safely out of reach.

Alum Creek Public Library
Poison prevention presentation by Andrew Foy, WVU medical student, at Alum Creek Public Library in Lincoln county.

  Cub Scout Pack #43: Bear Den, Grade 2
Flatwoods, WV
The Cub Scouts learned about poison prevention and safety from their Den Leader, Shirley Hyre. The Cub Scouts pictured below from left to right are Dwight Wilson, Cody Carr, and Andrew Bleigh

 

Career Day at Pinch Elementary
Pam Chase, CSPI delivered a presentation to the fifth grade students at Pinch Elementary.  Pam discussed her job as a specialist in poison information as part of the schools' Career Day activities.

 

Kelly's Creek Communities Association, Inc.
Presentation on "The Dangers of Poisons" to Kelly's Creek Communities Association by Charles R. Wheeler.

Hookstown Fair on Child Safety
First National Bank of New Cumberland sponsored a booth at the Hookstown Fair on Child Safety. Parents stopping by the booth received poison prevention information.