Global TV spotlights “Allergy Pals” program

Anaphylaxis Canada’s “Allergy Pals,” an online peer support and mentorship program for children with severe food allergies, was recently profiled by Global TV News (Edmonton).

Dr. Miriam Stewart and a team from the University of Alberta developed the mentoring program with support from AllerGen NCE. “The importance of peers is that each of the children in the group understands what it’s like to live with allergies”, notes Dr. Stewart, adding that the mentoring focuses mainly on how kids can “live normal lives despite coping with allergies – at school, in sports and having fun…”

View the clip here​.

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