Current National Allergy Council Projects

Food allergy prevention project (Nip allergies in the Bub)

Learn more Food allergy prevention project

Visit website www.preventallergies.org.au

Allergy 250K - for teens and young adults

250K Teen and YA

Learn more 250K youth project

Visit website https://250k.org.au

Food service project

Food Allergy Aware

Learn more Food service project

Visit website www.foodallergytraining.org.au

Schools and Children’s Education and Care project

Learn more Schools and CEC project

Shared Care Model scoping project

Shared care

Learn more Shared care model project

Australian Digital Health Agency (My Health Record) Project

Learn more Australian Digital Health Agency (My Health Record) Project

Standardising drug allergy management project

Learn more Standardising drug allergy management

Content updated March 2022

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World-first allergy organisations launch to improve research, clinical care and save lives

31 August 2022: In a major step towards addressing Australia’s allergy epidemic, the Hon. Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, alongside allergy experts will launch two critical health organisations in Melbourne today. The Na...
Extending food allergy training to the residential care sector – All about Allergens for Residential...

8 August 2022: Released today is a new food allergy training course for staff working with vulnerable people in a variety of care settings. These settings include aged care and other residential care, transitional care, respite care, rehabilitation care...
Managing your child's food allergy at before and after school care | Webinar: Wed 17 August 2022

Do you have a child who attends before and after school care? Join us to learn how you can work with the before and after school service to have reasonable strategies in place to help keep your child safe and included. Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia (A&...
Our Strategy

Why Australia needs a National Allergy Strategy: Allergic diseases are among the fastest growing chronic conditions affecting approximately 1 in 5 Australians. Allergic diseases include food, insect and drug allergies (including life-threatening severe aller...
Co-chair of the National Allergy Strategy and CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia receives honour

13 June 2022: Congratulations to Maria Said AM, Co-chair of the National Allergy Strategy and CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia, for being awarded an Order of Australia. Maria has been a Co-chair of the National Allergy Strategy since it was l...

National Allergy Strategy Rationale

Allergic diseases have become an increasingly important chronic disease and public health issue in Australia and other developed countries over the last two decades, contributing to increased demand for medical services, significant economic cost of care and reduced quality of life of people with allergic diseases and their carers.

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National Allergy Strategy Websites and Courses

All about Allergens Courses

All about Allergens Schools and CEC

All about Allergens Resource Hub

Food Allergy Aware Resource Hub

Food Allergy Education

Authorised Officers Resources Hub

Allergy Aware

Allergy 250K teens/young adults

Nip allergies in the Bub

Anaphylaxis refresher
online training

Food allergy prevention
e-training for health professionals

Paediatric atopic dermatitis
e-training for health professionals

Lead organisations

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is the leading medical organisation for allergy in Australia.

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) is the leading patient support organisation for allergy in Australia.

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The National Allergy Strategy has received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health for the following projects:
Food allergy prevention | 250K Youth Project | Food service | Drug allergy | Shared Care Model

Acknowledgement of Country
The National Allergy Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we are located. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.