AllerGen projects and partner organizations have produced materials that may be useful to you. Contact AllerGen at info@allergen.ca for details on any of the resources listed below.
AllerGen-supported TOOLS & RESOURCES
[otw_shortcode_content_toggle title=”For individuals, families, communities & health professionals” opened=”closed”]Online mentorship program for kids with food Allergies (see news clip, Success Stories profile)
Spanish-language asthma teaching flipchart
Online mentorship program for kids with asthma
A tool to help you tell if your asthma is getting worse & know what to do if it is
Circle of Care - Taking Control of Asthma
A fact sheet on asthma, triggers, & management
A food allergy app for youth
Preventing children’s seasonal asthma spikes: What parents, teachers and the public need to know — Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
A video recording of an AllerGen Café Scientifique
A CD of material to increase asthma management awareness among families
Taking Control of Your Asthma: E-modules for asthma management
An online educational tool on asthma management, facts, triggers, medication, & control
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A free, bilingual resource available to schools across the country
Enlisting Provincial Health and Education to Adopt a School-Integrated, Collaborative Model for Children with Asthma: A Knowledge Translation Plan
How to Care for Students with Food Allergies: What Educators Should Know
An online training program for school personnel on the recognition and management of potentially life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)
Preventing children’s seasonal asthma spikes: What parents, teachers and the public need to know — Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
A video recording of an AllerGen Café Scientifique
The Roaring Adventures of Puff
A school-based asthma education program
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A child asthma education booklet
Walking A Good Walk with Asthma
An educational workbook designed by and for First Nation communities
Tool kit for asthma education in Aboriginal communities
Three brochures, a workbook, and a DVD
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A Canadian Perspective on Scientific Evidence and Potential Exposure-Mitigation Strategies
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[otw_shortcode_content_toggle title=”Asthma & Allergy” opened=”closed”](Asthma Society of Canada)
(Children’s Allergy & Asthma Education Centre, Manitoba)
Allergic Diseases Resource Centre
(World Allergy Organization)
(American College of Allergies, Asthma and Immunology)
BREATHE: Building Respiratory Education and Awareness for First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Tools for Health Empowerment
(McMaster, Asthma Society of Canada)
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(Asthma Society of Canada)
Taking Control – Living Well with Severe Asthma: Booklet / Video
(Asthma Society of Canada)
(COPD & Asthma Network of Alberta)
(University of Calgary)
Track your asthma medications, activities, symptoms and peak flows
(University of Calgary)
Print and fill out this checklist and bring it with you on your next visit to the doctor
(University of Calgary)
Written in a clear, easy-to-understand style
(Lung Association)
Asthma Management Tools for Primary Care
(Alberta Asthma Centre)
Breathe Easy – Self-Advocacy Guide for Canadians with Asthma
A 36-page handbook which will help guide you through complex healthcare systems and learn about the people who can help you control your asthma
(Asthma Society of Canada)
Device Education Sheets: Diskus, HandiHaler, MDI with pediatric spacer, MDI with spacer, Nasal Steroid Spray, Turbuhaler
(COPD & Asthma Network of Alberta)
(Asthma Society of Canada)
(McMaster University)
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(Sick Kids Hospital)
Join Dr. Eugene Airway and become an Asthma Agent. Asthmakids.ca is an exciting way for kids to learn about their asthma
(AsthmaKids)
(University of Calgary)
Kids’ asthma game
(AsthmaKids)
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[/otw_shortcode_content_toggle] [otw_shortcode_content_toggle title=”Food allergies & anaphylaxis” opened=”closed”]Allergy Detective–Le détective des allergies
(Immuno Montreal)
Online mentorship program for kids with food Allergies (see news clip)
(Anaphylaxis Canada)
Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan with EpiPen® Instruction Sheet
(CSACI)
Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan with Allerject™ Instruction Sheet
(CSACI)
Early Infant Feeding Guidelines FAQs
(CSACI & Food Allergy Canada)
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
(FARE)
Living Confidently with Food Allergy Handbook
(Anaphylaxis Canada)
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(McMaster, Lung Association)
Canadian Respiratory Guidelines
(Canadian Thoracic Society)
Emergency Department Asthma Care Pathway
(McMaster, Lung Association)
Paediatric Emergency Department Asthma Care Pathway
(McMaster, Lung Association)
(McMaster, Lung Association)
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