Food Allergy Awareness Week:  Get Involved

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
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  • Encourage local officials to get involved.  Contact your County Board of Commissioners office to request an Official Declarations of Support and Community Action, or Proclamation, recognizing Food Allergy Awareness May 13-19, 2018. Email info@fakidsatl.org for assistance.
  • Give thanks to those who support you!  Recognize those who help keep you safe while dining out, at school, or during family gatherings.
  • Coordinate an educational presentation. Coordinate food allergy training for your school, church, or daycare! Contact info@fakidsatl.org for assistance.
  • Use social media to educate!  Post daily food allergy and anaphylaxis facts each day during FAAW on Facebook or your blog. You can also Tweet about food allergies and anaphylaxis (use #foodallergy / #anaphylaxis). Be sure to post a link to the Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta's Facebook Page.
  • Educate your community!  Let your local library, schools, community center, hospital, etc. know about FAAW so they can celebrate. For printed copies of educational materials to distribute, please email info@fakidsatl.org.
  • Set up a food allergy display!  Ask your local library to organize a FAAW exhibition with books and reference material about food allergies and anaphylaxis, or offer to set up a booth to educate the general public about your local and national food allergy organizations.
  • Contact your local media!  Contact your local radio and television stations to incorporate a food allergy and anaphylaxis related segment into their programming schedule during FAAW.
  • Wear Teal! Pick a day during FAAW to wear teal in your school, community, and workplace to show that together we CAN be the change in making our communities safer places to live, learn, work and play!
  • Show your appreciation!  Honor a student or local young person who helps make a difference for others in your school or community. 
  • Get creative!  Make your version of a food allergy awareness and educational poster and share it with others.
  • Support others!  Share a food allergy flyer with local allergist offices, educators, and individuals in your community.  
  • Provide your school with food allergy resources!  Purchase food allergy books and donate them to your local school or library.

SCHOOLS

  • Educate your student body and their families about food allergies and anaphylaxis!  Contact Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta for educational materials to share with your local schools.
  • Announce FAAW in your monthly newsletter!  Inform your school community about Food Allergy Awareness Week by sharing the information in your monthly newsletter! Include educational links, including a link to the Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta Website.
  • Schedule a FREE presentation!  Support your staff by helping to build their knowledge and confidence in food allergy management! Contact Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta to schedule a FREE food allergy and anaphylaxis educational presentation for your school staff today - Info@fakidsatl.org. 
  • Educate your school staff! Visit Allergyhome.org for FREE online food allergy training for your school staff.
  • Host a fundraiser! Organize a fundraiser to raise awareness in your community and to help purchase food allergy and anaphylaxis resources for your school. For a suggested list of resources, contact info@fakidsatl.org.
  • Encourage students to get involved! Have students engage in classroom activities (see below activities), or have students create "buddy posters" on ways they can help keep food allergic classmates safe.
  • Educate with morning announcements!  For each day of the week during FAAW, share a food allergy and anaphylaxis statistic (age-appropriate) during morning announcements.
  • Wear Teal! Pick a day during FAAW to wear teal in your school, community, and workplace to show that together we CAN be the change in making our communities safer places to live, learn, work and play​
  • Set up a food allergy display!  Set up a FAAW booth with books and reference material about food allergies and anaphylaxis in your school library or the school's front entrance.

Youth Activities

A Fun Way to be Food Allergy Aware! 
​An excellent activity for school-age students, created by our friends at Loudoun Allergy Network
Detective Spot D. Allergen

Fun Coloring & Worksheet that Teachers Children About the Most Common Food Allergies. ​
An excellent activity for Pre-K - 5, created by our friends at NourishInteractive.com 
Hidden Food Allergy Activity Sheet for Children

PBS Kids - Arthur: Binky Goes Nuts
Classroom activities for students
Binky Goes Nuts video

What is a Food Allergy - Empowering Kids!
Explaining to Kids What it Means to Live with a Food Allergy, created by our friends at Allergyhome.org
Slide Show