This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Program for coverage of calls to the Poison Help Line originating from Puerto Rico.
The goal of the Poison Control Centers program is to reduce poisonings and the harms resulting from poisonings by ensuring that individuals can connect to a Poison Control Center and obtain expert consultation on preventing and managing poisonings.
The objectives of this program are to:
1.
Support poisoning prevention activities;
2.
Provide high-quality guidance and information to callers to the Poison Help Line;
3.
Provide treatment recommendations when poisonings occur;
4.
Collect data related to poisonings and poisoning outcomes; and
5.
Use data to inform public health and emergency preparedness responses.
These will be accomplished by:
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Maintaining the number of calls[1] received by the Poison Help Line.
2.
Maintaining the percentage of human exposure poisoning case calls from health care facilities and practitioners.
3.
Increasing the percentage of human exposure poisoning cases with a completed follow-up contact.
4.
Increasing national data on poisonings available in the National Poison Data System (NPDS) for toxic exposure surveillance purposes.
