NYC Poison Control Center

Health Education Literacy Program (HELP)

About the Health Education Literacy Program (HELP)

The Health Education Literacy Program (HELP) is a project of the NYC Poison Control Center in collaboration with Literacy Partners. Funded in 2001 by the Pfizer Foundation, HELP promotes information about medicine safety to adults with limited literacy skills.

The components of the HELP Project are:

The HELP Instructors's Guide provides lessons and activities to teach adult learners about medicine safety and the Poison Control Center. You may download the guide here  (PDF)

•  Six brochures [ English (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Russian (pdf), Chinese (pdf), Haitian Creole (pdf), Bengali (pdf) ]
  • Learning About Your Medicine
  • Medicine Safety
  • Your Over-the-Counter Medicine
  • Your Prescription Medicine
  • Vitamins, Herbals, and Minerals
  • Your Medical Appointment

These brochures are available free of charge.

Any questions about the HELP project, contact Lauren Schwartz, Educator at NYC Poison Control Center at 212-447-2599.