What are your thoughts? How can we educate those that are not immersed in allergies about allergies?
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The state of education
I have two causes that are near and dear to my heart, food allergies and education. I was a teacher for 15 years. I still have a passion for it. I believe that children are precious and amazing, I love spending time with them. I love when they "get" the concept that I am trying to teach them, it's truly exciting to me. Food allergies......hmm....do they get me excited? No! I wish they didn't exist, I wish that they weren't a part of our lives but, they are. Part of being an "advocate" is education. I educate my children about allergies, I educate those that are around my children about allergies. How do we educate the non allergic community? There need to be more programs in schools, Dr.'s offices, hospitals, everywhere really. 1 in every 13 kids has a food allergy. How many in the non allergic community know anything about allergies? How many in the non allergic community know how to use an epi pen? We have come so far but we still have a long way to go.
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Letters to each school. (That they won't read, and won't understand even if they do.) An assembly, where a qualified nurse or advocate meets with all teachers and administrators to discuss allergies. Specifically addressing any children who will be attending. It's a huge task, but possible with organization, and a lot of volunteers.
ReplyDeleteExcellent ideas, thank you! I was at an advocacy meeting last night where ideas were tossed around. I feel good about changes going forward, it's going to be a good year.
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