{"id":3571,"date":"2014-10-18T16:02:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/?page_id=3571"},"modified":"2014-10-21T17:11:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:11:57","slug":"who-needs-to-be-trained","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/who-needs-to-be-trained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs to be Trained?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Staff<\/a>Staff Training: Food Allergies & Anaphylaxis in School \u2013 What School Staff Need to Know<\/a><\/strong>\n

This 30 minute module is designed to assist the school nurse in staff training of management of life-threatening allergic reactions and increase food allergy awareness for all school staff including teachers, food service personnel, administrators, aides, specialists, coaches, bus drivers, custodians and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

FOOD ALLERGY MYTH<\/h2>\n

\u201cOnly staff that directly work with students need to be trained.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

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FOOD ALLERGY FACT<\/h2>\n

\u201cAny staff member who might interact with children with food allergies or be asked to help respond to a food allergy emergency should be trained.\u201d- CDC<\/p>\n

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\u201cAdministrators, nutrition and food service staff (including contract staff), classroom and specialty teachers, athletic coaches, school counselors, bus drivers, custodial and maintenance staff, therapists, para-educators, special education service providers, librarians and media specialists, security staff, substitute teachers, and volunteers such as playground monitors and field trip chaperones.\u201d \u2013 CDC<\/p>\n

The CDC Voluntary Guidelines suggests that training should include the following:<\/b><\/p>\n