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Best Practice Resources funded by the
Australian Government Department of Health

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Parents and carers

Information to help parents understand and manage allergies

About the Best practice guidelines

Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in schools and children’s education and care services

While these Best practice guidelines have been developed for schools and children’s education and care services, it is important for parents and carers to understand what schools and children’s education and care services should be putting in place to be Allergy Aware.

These Best practice guidelines aim to provide guidance and support to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis in schools while supporting students to participate in the full range of children’s education and care and school activities, including camps.

For parents and carers with children in children’s education and care services

What does it mean to be an allergy aware children’s education and care service?

How can families support allergy aware children’s education and care services?

Managing your child’s food allergy in childcare services

Webinar with questions and answers

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia - Transition to school webinar

Webinar with questions and answers

For parents and carers with children in primary school

What does it mean to be an allergy aware school?

How can families support allergy aware schools?

Managing your child’s food allergy in primary school

Webinar with questions and answers

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia Transition to high school video

Webinar with questions and answers

Allergy 250K website for teens

A website specifically for teens living with severe allergies

For parents and carers with children in high school

What does it mean to be an allergy aware school?

How can families support allergy aware schools?

Managing your child’s food allergy in high school

Webinar with questions and answers

Allergy 250K website for teens and young adults

A website specifically for teens and young adults living with severe allergies

For parents and carers with children in outside school hours care

What does it mean to be an allergy aware children’s education and care service? 

How can families support allergy aware children’s education and care services? 

Managing your child’s food allergy in outside school hours care 

Webinar with questions and answers

For parents and carers with children going on a school camp

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia Preparing for camp with food allergies e-book

Managing your child’s food allergy at camp webinar

Other information for parents and carers

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for community

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia Signs and symptoms animation

How to position a person having anaphylaxis animation

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia How to give Anapen® animation

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia How to give EpiPen® animation

Order an adrenaline injector trainer

ASCIA Action Plans

Food allergy education website

Food allergy videos and animations

Nip allergies in the Bub food allergy prevention website

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia resources

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA)

A&AA is the national support organisation, dedicated to helping individuals and carers alike in managing allergy and the risk of anaphylaxis

Food allergen cards

Chef cards

Translated patient information

Feeding my child with food allergy webinar

Reporting reactions

A guide to help you report an allergic reaction to a package food or food provided by a food service

Food Allergy Week

ASCIA resources

ASCIA website

ASCIA patient information

Content updated November 2023