Food Allergy Training Resources

Food Allergy Training - Federal & General Resources

• AAAAI/ACAAI Practice Parameters
  • Anaphylaxis (2015)
  • Emergency Department Diagnosis and Treatment of Anaphylaxis (2014)
  • Food Allergy (2014)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (2013)
• Department of Agriculture
  • Food Allergy Educational Materials - WIC Works Resource System
  • Food Allergies and Intolerances - Nutrition.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services
  • Food Allergies - Healthfinder
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: International Consensus (ICON) Papers

• ICON Anaphylaxis (2014)
• ICON Food Allergy (2012)
• FDA - Food Allergens
• FDA - Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act - FAQs
  
  
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Food Allergy - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy (2017)
  • National Institute for Allergy & Infectious Diseases: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Summary for Patients, Families and Caregivers (May 2011)

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health: Food Allergy

• National Library of Medicine
  • Food Allergy - Medical Encyclopedia
  • Food Allergy - MEDLINEplus

 

Food Allergy Training - School & Children Resources

• Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan (AAP)
• Anaphylaxis Emergency Action Plan, AAAAI (PDF) 
• CDC Guidelines 
• CDC Guidelines FAQ's 
• CDC’s Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools
• CDC Food Allergies in Schools Toolkit - CDC’s tool kit contains tip sheets, training presentations, and podcasts to help school staff implement the Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in order to prevent and manage severe allergic reactions in schools.
• Food Allergy Bullying 
• Food Allergy Management & Education (FAME) School Tool Kit
• NASN Saving Lives at School Handbook 
• National Education Association (NEA) Food Allergy Book - English  
• National Education Association (NEA) Food Allergy Book - Spanish
• Kaleo's Auvi-Q "Q Your School Program" - free Auvi-Q sets for elementary schools in the U.S. (link)
• Mylan's Epipen4Schools® Program (link) 
• Potential Food Allergens in Preschool and School Activities – KFA (pdf) 
• Kyle Dine & Friends Allergy Awareness
• Kyle Dine & Friends Allergy Awareness Video (free via Amazon Prime members)
• Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School Nutrition Programs, USDA (pdf) (Guidance for School Food Service Staff)
• Allergy Friendly Arts & Crafts, School Discount Supply Company (link) 

Children - General Allergies

• Egg Allergy (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Fish Allergy (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Fish Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Milk Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Milk Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Other Allergens (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Peanut Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Peanut Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Shellfish Allergy (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

• Shellfish Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Soy Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Soy Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

• Tree Nut Allergies (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Wheat Allergy (Food Allergy Research & Education)

• Wheat Allergy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

 

Food Allergy Training - Retail Resources

• Allergy Asthma Network
• AllergyEats
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
• Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) serves as a resource for families managing food allergies. FAACT also provides information and education for schools and others looking to better understand food allergies.
  • FAACT’s Food Allergy Curricula Programs for Schools is an age-appropriate education program that includes lesson plans and materials to educate students and others about food allergies. Find it at http://www.foodallergyawareness.org/education/school_curricula_program-2.
  • “FAACTs for Schools” Program is a comprehensive program to raise awareness of food allergies in schools and is free to download at http://www.foodallergyawareness.org/education/faacts_for_schools_program-15.
• Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) is a research, education and advocacy organization for food allergies. FARE provides information and education for parents, schools and universities, and others interested in learning more about food allergies.
• PeanutAllergyFacts.org is a resource for schools and others who want to learn more about peanut allergies, provided by the National Peanut Board.

 

Food Allergy Training - Glossary

• Adrenaline: also known as epinephrine, is given via auto-injector (Ex: EpiPen® or Twinject®) for emergency relief of food allergy symptoms.

• Allergy Band: also called allergy bracelet or medical ID bracelet is used to communicate your child’s medical issues or allergies to medical or emergency professionals. The band will include your child’s medical alerts, plus your contact information.

• Allergy Bracelet: also called allergy band or medical ID bracelet is used to communicate your child’s medical issues or allergies to medical or emergency professionals. The band will include your child’s medical alerts, plus your contact information.

• Allergy Card: Wallet size cards that list your food allergies. These cards help those dining out explain their allergies easier to ensure safe dining. Printed card can be given to waiter/waitress, and passed onto the chef. Also know as chef cards.

• Allergen: substance that can trigger allergic reaction; common food allergens include wheat, daily, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and soy.

• Allergic Reaction: the hyper reaction of the body’s immune system after exposure to allergen.

• Antihistamines: drugs block histamine that body releases during an allergic reaction. Example would be Benadryl.

• Anaphylaxis: Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is life threatening. Usually two systems of the body are involved such as the respiratory and circulatory system. An example of a reaction with these two systems would be difficulty breathing (respiratory) and drop in blood pressure (circulatory).

• Asthma: a disease of the lung airways, which causes the airways to get swollen and inflamed, which makes breathing difficult. Having asthma can increase the severity of an allergic reaction to food.

• Auto-Injector: device for administering medicine by injections to treat allergic reactions.

• Celiac disease: an auto-immune disease that attacks tissue in the small intestine after ingestion of any and all foods containing gluten.

• Cross-Contamination: cross-contamination is the transfer of a food allergen from other foods, cooking surfaces, eating surfaces, manufacturing equipment, utensils, etc. to another food.

• Chef Card: Wallet size cards that list your food allergies. These cards help those dining out explain their allergies easier to ensure safe dining. Printed card can be given to waiter/waitress, and passed onto the chef. Also know as allergy cards.

• EpiPen®: a specific brand of auto-injector used for administering epinephrine.

• Epinephrine: also known as adrenaline, is given via auto-injector (Ex: EpiPen or Twinject) for emergency relief of food allergy symptoms.

• FARE (Formerly called FAAN): Food Allergy Reseach & Education non profit group (Formerly called The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network).

• Food Allergen Labeling And Consumer Protection Act of 2004 also known as FALCPA, is an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and requires that the label of a food that contains an ingredient that is or contains protein from a "major food allergen " declare the presence of the allergen in the manner described by the law.

• FDA: US Food and Drug Administration

• Food Allergy: specific type of adverse food reaction involving the immune system.

• Food Allergy Action Plan: a child specific plan listing out allergies, reactions, and treatments; copies of plan can reside anywhere the child does, classroom, nurse’s office, and bus.

• Food Intolerance: refers to an abnormal response to a food or additive, but it differs from an allergy in that it does not involve the immune system. Also, the severity of the reaction is much less with food intolerance than food allergy.

• Gluten: Foods that contain gluten come from the botanical family, Triticum spp, also known as the wheat family.

• Hives: itchy area of skin or rash, raised above surrounding skin.

• Immune System: the body’s system which protects and reacts against infections. In the case of an allergic reaction, the immune system mistakes the allergen for something that the body needs to fight against.

• Lactose: sugar found in milk.

• Lactose Intolerant: when someone has difficulty digesting lactose. Lactose intolerance is very different than a dairy allergy, which is a reaction of the body’s immune system and can be life threatening.

• Self-carry: a child that is old enough to “self-carry” has their medicine with them at all times; a child that is too young to “self-carry” relies on their medicine being available from a responsible adult.

• Twinject®: a specific brand of auto-injector used for administering epinephrine.