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education Dr. Scott Sicherer, M.D. youtube Food Allergies at School- video produced by FAAN FOOD ALLERGIC CHILDREN, youtube Useful Information from FAAN in SPANISH: Educational Materials Available in Spanish Food Allergy Awareness Week Educational Proposal: “Adopt” an Allergen Program: Focus on: Elementary School Age Children who can READ. During the Food Allergy Awareness Week this May, each student can "adopt" one allergen from the big 8: • Milk • Eggs • Peanuts • Tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts) • Fish (such as bass, cod, flounder) • Shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp) • Soy • Wheat 1. The student has to avoid the allergen for that week. 2. The student will need to read food labels to ensure that he/she is avoiding the allergen. 3. At the end of the exercise, teachers, students and parents will discuss their week and lifestyle changes etc. The purpose of
this exercise is to: • Raise Awareness about food allergies and their complications. • Heighten sense of empathy towards fellow students who may suffer from food allergies. • Reading exercise: reading and understanding food labels and cross contaminants. May 13 - 19, 2012 Food Allergy Awareness Week www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy -awareness-week1 Materials available Contact: Jennifer Roeder |
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