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Check if you have plans or procedures
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Priorities for a Food Allergy Management and Prevention Plan
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Does your school or ECE program ensure the daily management of food allergies for individual children by:
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Developing and using specific procedures to identify children with food allergies?
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Developing a plan for managing and reducing risks of food allergic reactions
in individual children through an Emergency Care Plan (Food Allergy Action Plan)?
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Helping students manage their own food allergies? (Does nota I to ECE programs.)
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Has your school or ECE program prepared for food allergy emergencies by:
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Setting up communication systems that are easy to use in emergencies?
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Makin sure staff can epinephrine auto-injectors quickly and easily?
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Making sure that epinephrine is used when needed and that someone immediately contacts emergency medical services?
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Identifying the role of each staff member in a food allergy emergency?
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Preparing for food allergies reactions in children without a prior history
of food allergies?
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Documenting the response to a food allergy emergency?
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Does your school or ECE program train staff how to manage food allergies and respond to allergy reactions by:
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Providing general training on food allergies for all staff?
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Providing in-depth training for staff who have frequent contact with children with food allergies?
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Providing specialized training for staff who are responsible for managing the health of children with food allergies on a daily basis?
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Does your school or ECE program educate children and family members about food allergies by:
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Teaching all children about food allergies?
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Teaching all parents and families about food allergies?
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Does your school or ECE program create and maintain a healthy and safe educational environment by:
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Creating an environment that is as safe as possible from exposure to food allergens?
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Developing food-handling policies and procedures to prevent food allergens from unintentional contact in another food?
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Making outside groups aware of food allergy policies and rules when they use school or ECE program facilities before or after operating hours?
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Creating a positive psychosocial climate that reduces bullying and social isolation and promotes acceptance and understanding of children with food allergies?
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