{"id":856,"date":"2016-12-28T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/?page_id=856"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:22:42","slug":"community-education-specialist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/community-education-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Education Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-856\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-856-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-856-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-856-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>About the Educator<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1523 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/05\/2025-04-30-P-Baker-Educator-UCHC-Health-Fair.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/> <\/a>Precious Baker, the Community Education Specialist at the Connecticut Poison Control Center, will do presentations and trainings for audiences, coordinate health fairs in the community, and interact with the media. In a typical presentation, find out how to use our free services, when to call, and what information you will need to provide to the health care professionals answering your call. Learn what common household poisons are dangerous to families, how to poison proof your home, and first aid for poisonings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-856-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Presentations\/lesson plans can be tailored to individual audiences and cover specialized topics, including but not limited to the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Audiences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>adults (all ages)<\/li>\n<li>mothers-to-be\/new moms<\/li>\n<li>parents<\/li>\n<li>grandparents<\/li>\n<li>recent immigrants<\/li>\n<li>childcare providers (center-based, home-based)<\/li>\n<li>health educators\/community educators<\/li>\n<li>medical professionals (RNs, EMTs, school nurses)<\/li>\n<li>public health<\/li>\n<li>teachers, coaches, school staff<\/li>\n<li>elderly<\/li>\n<li>social workers\/home visitors<\/li>\n<li>children (pre-k, elementary, middle, high school)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Presentation Topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>standard presentation<\/li>\n<li>keeping your family safe from poisons<\/li>\n<li>poisoning across the lifespan<\/li>\n<li>seasonal poisoning topics<\/li>\n<li>poisoning trends \u2013 what\u2019s hot in the poison world?<\/li>\n<li>inhalants<\/li>\n<li>prescription drug abuse<\/li>\n<li>prescription opioids<\/li>\n<li>over-the-counter drugs<\/li>\n<li>medication safety<\/li>\n<li>specialized curriculum for: 911 dispatchers, police, EMS\/Fire, school nurses, foster\/adoptive parents, senior centers and childcare providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-856-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-856-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-856-0-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4>Contact Information<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Precious Baker, MPH<\/strong><br \/>\nCommunity Education Specialist<br \/>\nConnecticut Poison Control Center<br \/>\nUConn Health<br \/>\n263 Farmington Avenue<br \/>\nFarmington, CT 06030-5380<br \/>\nPhone: (860) 679-4422<br \/>\nFax: (860) 679-1137<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:poisonmaterials@uchc.edu\" rel=\"\">poisonmaterials@uchc.edu<\/a><br \/>\nTo Order Materials: (860) 679-3531<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Educator Precious Baker, the Community Education Specialist at the Connecticut Poison Control Center, will do presentations and trainings for audiences, coordinate health fairs in the community, and interact with the media. 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