Recognizing the week of March 21 through March 27, 2021, as “National Poison Prevention Week” and encouraging communities across the United States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and promote poison prevention.

S. Res. 144 · 117th Congress · Mar 25, 2021 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the week of March 21 through March 27, 2021, as National Poison Prevention Week and encouraging communities across the United States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and promote poison prevention.

That the Senate—

(1)

recognizes the week of March 21 through March 27, 2021, as “National Poison Prevention Week”;

(2)

expresses gratitude for the people who operate or support poison control centers in their local communities;

(3)

expresses gratitude for frontline workers supporting poison prevention during the COVID–19 pandemic;

(4)

supports efforts and resources to provide poison prevention guidance or emergency assistance in response to poisonings; and

(5)

encourages—

(A)

the people of the United States to educate their communities and families about poison safety and poisoning prevention; and

(B)

health care providers to practice and promote poison safety and poisoning prevention.

Recognizing the week of March 21 through March 27, 2021, as “National Poison Prevention Week” and encouraging communities across the United States to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning and promote poison prevention.

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