Fabulous news! Anaphylaxis Canada has launched a new resource to help keep those affected by serious food allergies safe in schools. The program, called Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know, is the first in a series of three bilingual courses. Per their press release today:
[The program has been] developed in collaboration with Leap Learning Technologies Inc. and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. French review was provided by the Association of Allergists and Immunologists of Quebec. Additional support for research and evaluation was provided by AllerGen NCE (Allergy, Genes and Environment Network) Inc. and McMaster University. The course, which can be accessed at www.allergyaware.ca, focuses on the prevention, recognition and management of anaphylaxis.
"Having a clear understanding of the facts about anaphylaxis will help educators reduce the risk of allergic reactions in schools and know how to respond in the event of an emergency," said Laurie Harada, Executive Director of Anaphylaxis Canada. "We appreciate educators are tasked with many responsibilities so we wanted to create an easy-to-use resource that was readily available, informative and engaging. Thanks to the support of several ministries of education and health, private donors, and premier founding sponsor, TELUS, Anaphylaxis Canada is able to make this interactive learning course available for free to hundreds of thousands of staff employed by more than 15,000 public schools and thousands of private schools across the country."
I want to personally thank Telus for supporting this initiative—it means a lot when a large company puts forward money to support awareness campaigns like this, and the allergy community sure appreciates it! And even bigger thanks to Anaphylaxis Canada for everything they do!
Please spread the word about the course! Share the Allergy Aware link with your school administration, teachers, and any other educators who will find it of value!
Are food bans an effective solution in schools or are there other ways to help protect allergic students?
This mother states that her daughter's school discriminated against her daughter and failed to protect her from life-threatening allergens.
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