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 Classroom Corner
Children spend
many hours in school per year. Given the amount of time children are
away from home and the incidence of allergies and asthma, it is
important that school personnel are educated about allergic disease.
Links to a number of tools and resources have been compiled below.
Take a look and forward this page to your colleagues so they may
learn more about the management of allergic disease.
Helpful Resources for School Personnel
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AAAAI Fact Sheets on Allergic Disorders
The AAAAI's new fact sheets are designed to help you or your patients
learn about allergies and asthma.
Download the sheets now. (Adobe
Acrobat Reader required)
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AAAAI Position Statement:
Anaphylaxis in schools and other child-care settings An
excerpt from the position statement follows (click on title above for
the full statement):
The most important aspect of the management of patients
with life-threatening allergies is avoidance. In the event of contact
with the offending allergen, epinephrine (adrenaline), administered by
means of subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, is the treatment of
choice for anaphylaxis.3,4
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Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis
Network (FAAN)
School Guidelines
These guidelines, supported by the Anaphylaxis Committee
of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, outline the
student’s, parent’s and the school’s responsibilities to ensure a safe
school setting for students with food allergies.
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Free Food Allergy
Information for School Staff
FAAN now has a limited number of FREE food allergy
information programs for schools.
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Food Allergy Action Plan
Copy this form onto a brightly-colored sheet of paper
(front and back) and use it to outline what actions a caregiver should
take in the event of an emergency.
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American Academy of
Family Physicians (AAFP)
Childhood Immunization
Schedule
AAFP's Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule.
Visitors will easily find resource materials, including vaccine
information, school immunization requirements and updates on supply.
Parents can use this resource to check immunization requirements at
their state's schools and day-care centers.
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Allergy & Asthma Network
Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
School House
AANMA has created a place where parents, teachers, and
school administrators can find information on keeping kids with asthma
and allergies safe at school.
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National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Parent’s Q&A
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program has provided a series
of questions for parents to ask their school officials about allergies
and asthma.
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Tools for Parents
Education about allergies and asthma should be discussed
between school officials and parents. As a teacher, you can offer the
following valuable resources to parents in addition to proper
communication.
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Take the Necessary Steps
The following are some steps parents should take that will help
their children stay healthy during the school year.
Steps to take.
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How much do you know?
Do you think you know all there is to know about your
child’s asthma and allergies? Take this fun quiz to find out.
 Fun for Kids
Here are some fun activities that can be used as a
learning tool to teach children in the classroom about allergies and
asthma. If you have access to a computer, you can simply print the
resources and pass them along. You may also order the
educational materials by mail, please download the Public Education Materials Order Form.
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Back to School
Interactive Game
Children with asthma and allergies need to take special precautions
at school. Do you think you can identify the allergy and asthma
triggers that might be contained within your classroom?
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All About Asthma Storybook
This colorful book is written just for kids like you who
have asthma. Learn how Tonya, with the help of her allergist and family,
uses an inhaler to keep her asthma under control.
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All About Allergies
Storybook
This colorful book is written just for kids like you who
have allergies. Learn how Susana keeps her allergies under control.
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