Have you heard of either of these before?? Hailing from California, all schools are required to keep an emergency …
Emergency Preparedness at School: Pack a Food Allergy Earthquake KitRead More
Free EpiPens for Qualifying Schools Program
The internet is buzzing with this new piece of news: Mylan is offering 4 free Epi Pens for Qualifying schools Program! …
School Nurses: Ultimate List of Asthma and Food Allergies Info
In the spirit of supporting your never-ending diligence in keeping our children with Food Allergies and/or Asthma safe …
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Asthma Types: Share This With Your School Nurse
As I toil away in the heat cleaning my garage I am trying to pretend school is NOT just around the corner. I love not …
Another school prank with Peanut Butter does not end well
I truly hope this recent senior prank at McClatchy High School in Sacramento is one of the last high school "joke" …
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Hazing with peanut butter? Bad idea.
Who thought this was a good idea? Hazing a peanut allergic girl with peanut butter? Apparently, a group of high …
How Does Your School Store Epi Pens? 3 Great Options are…
I've seen drawers, clear School Health and plastic bags holding our life saving Epi Pens® and inhalers. I have to say …
How Does Your School Store Epi Pens? 3 Great Options are…Read More
Why your 5 minutes (or less) of time today will save a life
A mere 5 minutes or less can possibly save the life of a child having a food allergic reaction at school. Can you give …
Why your 5 minutes (or less) of time today will save a lifeRead More
The Food Allergy Action Plan worked!
I saw this article last night, "Ambulance called to middle school for peanut allergy", which is about a student in South …
Note to daughter: wipe the table!
In the spirit of food allergy independence, self management and plain old-fashioned protective measures, we've decided …
School check up: food allergy & asthma
Mid-year check in? We hit the dentist every 6 months, get our eyes checked once or twice a year and do our monthly …
Valentine's food allergy friendly classroom ideas
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and in our food allergy world this day can equate to Nightmare on My Street. …
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..