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School Advocacy

Educational Presentations

Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta (FAKA) offers food allergy and anaphylaxis informational presentations to the below audiences at no-charge. Presentation topics vary based on audience knowledge and presented by FAKA representatives and medical advisors: 
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  • School staff
  • Administrators
  • ​Counselors
  • Nurses
  • Parents of food allergic and non-food allergic students
  • Students
  • Church staff
  • School nutrition
  • Transportation
  • CPR, EMS, and other medical professionals
  • Child care centers
  • Camps
  • Restaurants, and more.

FREE resources provided for audience members! Sample policies (school, daycare, 504, etc.) available upon request.

Presentation topics for schools include:​

  • Comprehending basic food allergy medical facts
  • Avoiding the allergen
  • Recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction
  • Enacting emergency protocol
  • Current State Laws: Stock epinephrine administration and self-carry laws; and how what this means for schools 
  • Cleaning procedures: What works and what doesn't
  • Risk avoidance and best practices
  • Enforcing school policy
  • Policy development and implementation: Sample policies provided​
Presentations for food allergy and non-food allergy parents may include:

  • Comprehending basic food allergy medical facts
  • Avoiding the allergen
  • How to read a label
  • Recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction
  • Enacting emergency protocol
  • Cleaning procedures and best practices
  • Working together with school staff
  • How to empower students 
  • Medical forms and medications
Presentations are scheduled by contacting Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta at info@fakidsatl.org.

Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta is proud to be an affiliated education support group of the following organizations:

Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America (AAFA)
Kids with Food Allergies (KFA)
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT)
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

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