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The Food Allergy Management and Education
(FAME) Manual/Toolkit for schools is ready to pilot,
and Illinois school districts are invited to participate at
no charge. To enroll in the pilot, please complete a
confidential, 15-minute online
after which
you can download the FAME Manual/Toolkit.
The food allergy program began in 2008 at St.
Louis Children’s Hospital thanks to a donor who saw
the need first-hand for a comprehensive school-
based food allergy program. A FAME advisory board
was formed that included leading allergists, food
allergy consumer organizations, registered dieticians,
school nurses and parents of children with food
allergy.
The manual/toolkit that was developed had four
objectives:
1. Describing life-threatening food allergy reactions,
including common causes.
2. Listing steps that can be taken to increase the
safety of the school environment by avoiding food
allergens.
3. Knowing how to recognize and respond to an
allergic reaction that could progress to an
anaphylactic reaction.
4. Developing policies and procedures to maintain a
safe school environment for children with a Life
Threatening Food Allergy (LTFA).
The materials are divided into role-specific
sections for school principals, school nurses,
teachers, transportation staff, school nutrition staff
and others, and includes emergency protocols. The
pilot is designed to determine the effectiveness and
usefulness of the FAME Manual/Toolkit as a
resource for schools. The manual/toolkit also
includes forms and information for schools to give to
students and families.
The initial enrollment for the pilot program is open
now and continues through August. A follow-up 15-
minute survey is scheduled for November. For
additional information, please email
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Food allergy management toolkit available
