Federal Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) School Health Branch
Phone: 1 (800) 232-4636
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foodallergies
CDC – Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foodallergies/pdf/13_243135_A_Food_Allergy_Web_508.pdf
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov
NIH – Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/clinical/Pages/default.aspx
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) National Agricultural Library USDA
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 105
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone: (301) 504-5414
Fax: (301) 504-6409
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/diet-and-disease/allergies-and-food-sensitivities
United States Department of Education – Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Phone: 1 (800) 421-3481
Fax: (202) 453-6012
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20993
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079311.htm
National Resources
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Phone: 1 (800) 877-1600 (Chicago, IL)
Phone: 1 (800) 877-0877 (Washington, D.C.)
http://www.eatright.org
Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN)
Phone: 1 (800) 878-4403
Fax: (703) 288-5271
http://www.allergyasthmanetwork.com
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
Phone: (414) 272-6071
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.aaaai.org
http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/allergies/food-allergies.aspx
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Phone: 1 (800) 433-9016
Fax: (847) 434-8000
http://www.aap.org
- Council on School Health (COSH): http://www.aap.org/sections/schoolhealth/
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
Phone: (847) 427-1200
Fax: (847) 427-1294
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.acaai.org
American Latex Allergy Association (ALAA)
Phone: 1 (888) 972-5378
http://www.latexallergyresources.org
American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED)
Phone: (713) 493-7749
http://apfed.org/drupal/drupal/what_is_eoe
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Phone: 1 (800) 727-8462
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.aafa.org
AAFA’s State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools: www.StateHonorRoll.org
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT)
Phone: (513) 342-1293
Fax: (513) 342-1239
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.FoodAllergyAwareness.org
Food Allergy Management and Education (FAME) Program
St. Louis Children's Hospital
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.stlouischildrens.org/FAME
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
Phone: 1 (800) 929-4040
Fax: (703) 691-2713
http://www.foodallergy.org
Institute of Child Nutrition (formerly NFSMI — National Food Service Management Institute)
http://www.childnutritioninstitute.org/ResourceOverview.aspx?ID=507Food Allergy
Training for school nutrition professionals
International Association for Food Protein Enterocolitis (IAFFPE)
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.iaffpe.org
Kids with Food Allergies — A Division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Phone: (215) 230-5394
Fax: (215) 340-7674
http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org
National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
Phone: 1 (866) 627-6767
Fax: 1 (301) 585-1791
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.nasn.org
http://www.nasn.org/ToolsResources/FoodAllergyandAnaphylaxis
National Association of State School Nurse Consultants
http://www.schoolnurseconsultants.org
National Education Association (NEA)
Phone: (202) 833-4000
Fax: (202) 822-7974
www.nea.org
School Nutrition Association
Toll-free: 1 (800) 877-8822, ext. 154
Fax: (301) 686-3115
http://schoolnutrition.org
State Educational Agency
Every state has a State Educational Agency (SEA), which should be responsive to requests for information.
The Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys
www.copaa.org
Online Resources
http://www.allergyhome.org/schools
Food allergy education tools and resources designed to assist school nurses or their designees in school-wide food allergy education and awareness (staff/administration, parents and students.)
http://allergyready.com
Interactive online course designed to help teachers, administrators and other school personnel prevent and manage potentially life-threatening allergic reactions.
http://www.cofargroup.org
Consortium of Food Allergy Research
http://www.foodallergyawareness.org/schoolresources
FAACT is proud to announce the release of our Food Allergy Curricula Program for Schools, another program that fulfills our mission to educate, advocate, and raise awareness for all individuals and families affected by food allergies and life-threatening anaphylaxis.
http://www.stlouischildrens.org/FAME
Food Allergy Management & Education (FAME) Program is made up of comprehensive resources that provide management strategies to create a safe learning environment for children with life-threatening food allergies. All resources as well as manual and tool- kit are easy to navigate, easy to access and available free for nurses, educators, physicians, school personnel, students, families and other community stakeholders.
Auto-Injector Devices
Amedra Pharmaceuticals Adrenaclick®
Lineage Therapeutics, Epinephrine injection, USP, auto-injector
Mylan Speciality (Manufacturer of Epi-Pen® auto-injectors)
Food Allergy and Bullying
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx (type bullying in the search box)
http://kidshealth.org (type bullying in the search box)
http://www.violencepreventionworks.org/public/bullying.page
Book Resources
Food Allergies and Schools: A Pocket Guide for Educators
Julie Trone and Maria Acebal, 2010
Food Allergies for Dummies,
Robert A. Wood, MD. Wiley, 2007
How To Manage Your Child’s Life-Threatening Food Allergies: Practical Tips for Everyday Life
Linda Marienhoff Coss. Plumtree Pr (2004)
Living Confidently With Food Allergy
Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc, Jennifer LeBovidge, PhD, Laura Bantock, Lauren James, and Laurie Harada. Anaphylaxis Canada, 2013.
http://www.allergyhome.org/handbook/ (freely available HTML and PDF versions)
The Parent’s Guide to Food Allergies
Marianee Barber, Maryanne Bartoszek Scott and Elinor Greenberg. Henry Holt & Company; 1st Edition, 2001
The Peanut Allergy Answer Book
Michael C. Young. Fair Winds Press; 2nd Edition, 2006
Understanding and Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies
Scott H. Sicherer, M.D. The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1st Edition, 2006