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5 New States Named to Asthma and Allergy School
Policy “Honor Roll”
Foundation Releases Annual Report Assessing State Policies Affecting Kids and Adults with Asthma and Allergies in America’s Schools
Did Your State Make it on the “Honor Roll” This Year?
Satellite Interviews: Tuesday, August 11, 7:00 am to 12:00 Noon ET
For the 8th year in a row, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is releasing its annual “State Honor Roll” report assessing all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their leadership and progress on policies protecting students and staff with asthma and allergies in more than 100,000 schools across the U.S. Since the first report in 2008, the number of states on AAFA’s “Honor Roll” has more than doubled; and 5 new states made-the-grade this year! States are making great strides to protect the 7 million children with asthma and 6 million with severe food allergies and related diseases, but our work is not yet done. Nearly all states have adopted epinephrine stocking laws and policies, indicating states’ awareness of how important it is to keep emergency allergy medication on hand at school. And now states should also focus on other important issues such as nurse coverage and stronger environment and tobacco policies which still need improvement.
In interviews on Tuesday, August 11th, Charlotte Collins, Principal Investigator for the State Honor Roll
study and author of this year’s report, will discuss the new findings in AAFA’s new report – the 2015 State Honor Roll™ of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools – and talk about how your state measures-up or falls short, highlight where progress is occurring in the U.S., and give solutions on how your state can improve school policies in the year ahead.
Before School Starts this Year, Find Out if Your State is on the “Honor Roll”
About the Talent: Charlotte W. Collins, JD, is the Principal Investigator and author of AAFA’s State Honor Roll™
report.
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