What is the APC?

The America’s Poison Centers is a non-profit, nationwide organization founded in 1958 the represents poison centers of the United States and the interests of prevention and treatment of poisoning.

Your Poison Center is a Member of the APC.

The nation’s 55 poison centers as well as other poison-related organizations are members of America’s Poison Centers (APC). The APC’s mission is to advance poison centers in their public health mission.

APC Support

• Represents U.S. poison control centers
• Partners with other organizations and federal agencies to promote poison control center services.
• Provides accreditation of U.S. poison control centers.
• Provides continuing education for poison control center staff.
• Certifies poison center personnel.
• Owns and maintains the National Poison Data System (NPDS).
• Provides toxicosurveillance in collaboration with federal agencies, provides annual reports on poison statistics, and provides custom reports from NPDS data.
• Compliments efforts of poison control centers in educational outreach.
• Provides the media, national organizations, and federal agencies access to an extensive network of toxicologists, specializing in a variety of subject matter.
• Co-hosts the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology- the leading international event on toxicological matters.

For more information about the APC, visit www.poisoncenters.org