Louisiana Poison Center
America’s Poison Centers represents the 53 accredited poison control centers in the U.S. and operates the national Poison Help line and NPDS data system.
poison controlpublic healthhealth information
StageGrant-funded project hosted by Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
Employees3
LocationShreveport, LA
Business modelB2C, nonprofit/association
Product
- Value proposition
- Provides 24/7 expert poison control advice to the American public at no cost and maintains near real-time poisoning data surveillance through NPDS.
- Target customers
- General public in the United States; healthcare professionals seeking poison control resources
- Pricing
- free access for public; funded by member centers/associations
Categories
public healthpoison controldata surveillance
Products
Poison Help Hotline 1-800-222-1222PoisonHelp.orgNational Poison Data System NPDSself-triage tool
Key features
24/7/365 poison expertisenear real-time poisoning surveillancepublic awareness and educationself-triage tool for immediate poison help
Technologies
data surveillance systemonline self-triage toolweb-based information portal
Integrations
NPDS data system integration with poison centers
Target conditions
poison exposurestoxin-related health emergencies
Care settings
hotlineonline resourcespublic health education
Partnerships
53 accredited U.S. poison centersnational dissemination through Poison Help line and PoisonHelp.org
Traction metrics
53 poison centers nationwidePoison Help line 1-800-222-1222NPDS near real-time data with millions of records
Competitors
individual poison centers (individually operated)
Investors
HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management (Federal Government)Louisiana Department of Health (via CHIP funding)
News
- Digital Lifesaving: Working with National Capital Poison Center | EPAM · 2025-03-17T23:00:00.000Z
- Louisiana Department of Health Partners with Phenomune to Launch Free Statewide At-Home Immune Profiling · 2026-06-12T13:35:00.000Z
- Louisiana Startup SleepNavigator Secures Statewide Investment to Scale Nationally - SleepWorld Magazine · 2026-02-12T15:35:07.000Z
- Louisiana Startup SleepNavigator Secures Statewide Investment to Expand Sleep-Care Technology Nationally - BIZ Magazine · 2026-02-03T18:28:13.000Z
- The state has $20M to invest in rural health innovation | Business News | nola.com · 2026-05-27T20:30:00.000Z
- Phenomune | Louisiana leads with first-of-its-kind population health… · 2026-06-11T14:00:00.000Z
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Profile updated Jul 29, 2026. Sources: poisoncenters.org
