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Comprehensive resource – Food Allergy Canada site:
- Food Allergy Canada’s Anaphylaxis Emergency Plans: EpiPen
- Elementary School Allergy Awareness Challenge and Resources
- High School Allergy Awareness Challenge and Resources
Canadian School Boards Association publication:
Anaphylaxis: A Handbook for School Boards
Asthma Action Plans
- Alberta’s Asthma Action Plan
- The Lung Association’s Action Plan
Allergic Living Allergy, Celiac School Tools, Posters:
- Six That Save Lives, our popular anaphylaxis emergency poster.
- I Am A Child with Food Allergies, Free anaphylaxis awareness poster.
- Managing Dairy Allergy in School
- It’s Off (Gulp) to Kindergarten with Food Allergies
- Fun Doesn’t Need Food – Excluding the treats, not the allergic child at school.
- Tips for Talking to School Officials – by Laurie Harada, Executive Director of Food Allergy Canada
- Off to College – with Food Allergies, Celiac Disease.
- Comparing Universities Chart: Comparing the food allergy and celiac practices of 16 universities across Canada.
- See our full school section here.
Other Top Food Allergy, Celiac Learning Resources:
- Food Allergy Canada’s Back to School Checklist & Free Webinars
- The Canadian Celiac Association – Teachers’ Information
- AAIA (Allergy Asthma Information Assoc.) Back to School safety checklists and printable brochures.
Resources for Teens:
- Why Risk It – Resource for teens and young adults with food allergies.
See Also – From the Allergic Living Archive:
- Food in the Classroom
- Teens and Kissing with Food Allergies
- Sabrina’s Law – Award-winning article on girl who inspired anaphylaxis law.
- A Nutty Tale – Sabrina’s radio documentary.
- Who’s Watching Lunch at School?
- Beware the September Asthma Spike
- Food Allergy and the Risky Teenage Years
Provincial laws, policies and guidelines:
Ontario’s legislation – Sabrina’s Law, the precedent-setting anaphylaxis legislation
- Alberta policy – ASBA Allergy and Anaphylaxis Policy Advisory
- British Columbia – Ministerial Order: British Columbia Anaphylaxis and Child Safety Framework / Anaphylaxis Protection Order
- Manitoba – 2008 law / Bill 232: The Public Schools Amendment Act (Anaphylaxis Policies)
- New Brunswick policy – Health Support Services policy for anaphylaxis
- Newfoundland and Labrador Guidelines for Anaphylaxis Management in Schools
- Nova Scotia guidelines – schools follow Anaphylaxis in Schools & Other Settings Handbook
- Ontario: For Teachers and Principals – Ontario e-workshop
Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario resource – Members Advisory on Sabrina’s Law - Prince Edward Island – Minister’s Directive: Procedures for Dealing with Life-Threatening Allergies
- Yukon Department of Education Anaphylaxis Policy
