Families With Food Allergies is
available to make teacher in-service presentations, participate in
assemblies, parent/teacher clubs, in-class talks and more. We are
for working towards informing and supporting students and adults about
life-threatening food allergies. We seek to improve the quality
of life for children that have food allergies within the day-to-day
school environment and after school programs. We seek to create a
greater understanding of the complexities of food allergies to reduce
anxiety and encourage manageable care plans. Some steps are very
basic yet easily overlooked such as:
- Does the classroom have pets that the children might hand feed with unsuspecting allergens mixed in with the feed?
- Do the waterless hand cleansers remove the food proteins as well as soap and water?
- What are the possible early warning signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis?
- How far away, time wise, is an adrenaline auto-injector and is one injection going to be enough?
- What does a teacher do with a child that is suddenly left
out when a well-intentioned parent brings a special birthday treat that
the allergic child cannot consume or even touch?
Some of these answers may surprise you. We have other resources
and information to share. Please contact us as soon as
possible so that we may schedule your school's
visitation(s).
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