About this Research Topic
An increasing number of school-aged children with no known history of allergies will experience their first allergic reaction at school. Furthermore, a significant number of school children already have a doctor-diagnosed food allergy. Recent studies depict knowledge deficits and mixed attitudes among all persons implicated in the management of food allergy reactions in schools.
Significant variations in staff training leave many schools inadequately prepared to manage food allergy symptoms and serious anaphylactic reactions. There is an imperative need for training of school staff members in order to achieve prompt treatment and improved clinical outcomes.
Schools’ role in the management of allergies is multifaceted and requires a multidisciplinary approach. This Research Topic will emphasize the role of medical staff and allied health professionals (nurses, dietitians, phycologists) but also school staff including teachers, trainers, supervisors and parents in the care of children with food allergies at school. Food allergy education of the school staff should be improved in both knowledge and attitudes, and it is thought that the management of food allergy in the school context can contribute to the overall study of allergies.
The goal of this Research Topic is to collect research on the role of schools in the management of food allergy and the school staff preparedness and training in the management of food allergies.
This Research Topic welcomes all article types accepted by Frontiers in Allergy focused on the management of food allergy in schools. Suitable themes include, but are not limited to:
• How food allergy can affect children’s education.
• The role of schools in facilitating self-preparedness of children with management of their food allergy.
• Evaluation of the methods that are used by teachers, trainers, supervisors, and other educators for the management of food allergy in schools.
• School staff preparedness in managing the food allergic child
• The assessment of the effect of online vs face-to-face training of school staff preparedness in managing the food allergies
• Food allergy management competences in schools
• Any other manuscripts relevant to food allergy in the school context
Significant variations in staff training leave many schools inadequately prepared to manage food allergy symptoms and serious anaphylactic reactions. There is an imperative need for training of school staff members in order to achieve prompt treatment and improved clinical outcomes.
Schools’ role in the management of allergies is multifaceted and requires a multidisciplinary approach. This Research Topic will emphasize the role of medical staff and allied health professionals (nurses, dietitians, phycologists) but also school staff including teachers, trainers, supervisors and parents in the care of children with food allergies at school. Food allergy education of the school staff should be improved in both knowledge and attitudes, and it is thought that the management of food allergy in the school context can contribute to the overall study of allergies.
The goal of this Research Topic is to collect research on the role of schools in the management of food allergy and the school staff preparedness and training in the management of food allergies.
This Research Topic welcomes all article types accepted by Frontiers in Allergy focused on the management of food allergy in schools. Suitable themes include, but are not limited to:
• How food allergy can affect children’s education.
• The role of schools in facilitating self-preparedness of children with management of their food allergy.
• Evaluation of the methods that are used by teachers, trainers, supervisors, and other educators for the management of food allergy in schools.
• School staff preparedness in managing the food allergic child
• The assessment of the effect of online vs face-to-face training of school staff preparedness in managing the food allergies
• Food allergy management competences in schools
• Any other manuscripts relevant to food allergy in the school context
Keywords: schools, school nurse, dietitian, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, preparedness, training, parents, school’s staff., food allergy, policy
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