The National Poison Prevention Week Council
The National Poison Week Prevention Week Council was established in early 1962 to oversee the national observation of National Poison Prevention Week.
As of August 2011, the National Poison Prevention Week Council included representatives of the following organizations:
- American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- American Cleaning Institute
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Pharmacists Association
- American Red Cross National Headquarters
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- Art & Creative Materials Institute
- Closure & Container Manufacturers Association
- Consumer Healthcare Products Association
- Consumer Specialty Products Association
- Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- National Safety Council
- SAFE KIDS Worldwide
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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