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Eight states, DC named to AAFA's asthma and allergy honor roll
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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has named eight states and the District of Columbia to its 2014 State Honor Roll of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools.
“These states have exhibited consistent leadership in comprehensive statewide school policies that address the needs of students with asthma, food allergies, anaphylaxis and other related allergic diseases in public elementary, middle and high schools,” according to AAFA’s online report, www.StateHonorRoll.org. “Policy makers, parents, school administrators and health professionals should look to these states as models.”
The 2014 report includes a “policy indicator” that “tracks states as they adopt laws authorizing schools to keep epinephrine auto-injectors for allergy emergencies, and highlights progress on a national map.”
“In 2014, the momentum to authorize schools to keep medication on hand to treat severe allergic reactions continued,” the AAFA report stated. “This year, an additional 12 states passed laws enabling schools to stock and use epinephrine auto-injectors for students who need anaphylaxis medications in an emergency.”
The AAFA identified 23 “core policy standards” related to asthma and allergies in the report that included medication and treatment, awareness and school environment.
Making the honor roll list were Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.