Case Study: Aggregate Focused Health Needs Assessment

Allergies affect many children, particularly food allergies; this in turn can lead to social problems as they may become excluded from certain situations where their allergies are not known. In contrast they may feel a certain social stigma as their allergies are

Systems to vent children from coming into contact with a known food allergen include photographs and names of the children in the kitchen, only key persons giving the child food and certain plate being used for particular children so as to provide a visual reminder. It is also essential that children are supervised when they are eating so that if an allergic reaction occurs emergency help can be called. Signs of an allergic reaction include swelling of the lips your eyes, redness

The purpose of this study is to focus on an evidence based approach to reducing peanut allergies in children by introducing peanut based foods at an early age.

Enter most schools in the city of Chicago and you’re likely to find two signs posted. The first, a “gun free zone” sign, the second can be just as deadly as a gun to some students; a “peanut free zone” poster. Allergies have become one of the leading deterrents for schools in the United States. According to research, scientists estimate that up to 15 million American school-age children have food allergies, and this number is believed to be on the rise. “Students allergic to peanuts have a significant reaction about once in five years, and 25% of reactions in school are first-time events” (Munoz-Furlong, 2006).

Ever since I can remember I have had to deal with the fact I have a fairly severe peanut allergy. Luckily for me, I was able to find out very early on and have grown up my entire life avoiding a food that is a staple for most children. As far back as I can remember I have been reading every single ingredient list for a food I was about to eat and if I wasn’t sure what was in something, not eating it.

There is no FDA approved treatment for food allergies but there are ongoing clinical trials that have shown some success in desensitization. In a recent clinical trial of oral immunotherapy that combined probiotics with allergen, 80% of children were able to tolerate allergen after trial ended. (Tang et al 2015). Treatments such as OIT have been shown to be successful depending on the level of severity of children?s food allergies. As food allergy sufferers continue to grow in numbers Social Workers can play a major role in in helping does affected especially children who are the most vulnerable in our society, navigate safely, their daily interaction with

Did you know that food allergies are most common among babies and small young children? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies are predicted to distress four to six percent of children. Food allergy reactions can range in severity, such as a simple rash to death. Children from birth to five years old have higher rates of food allergies than children over the age of five. Food allergies are not a thought if your child does not have them. However, before you feed someone else child, ask the parent is it ok for them to eat something first.

Food allergies happen in all age groups. Food allergies are some of the most severe and life threatening. Some common food allergies are cow's milk, seafood, eggs, nuts, wheat, and soybeans.

Food allergy is a potentially severe immune response to a food or food additive. Food allergy and asthma frequently co-exist. Since asthma may predispose a patient to suffer a life-threatening reaction to a food, aggressive asthma management is essential. Although food allergy is rarely the etiology of asthma, it is important to monitor food allergic patients because they have a higher risk of developing asthma later in life and these patients may have more severe asthma. Although the ingestion of food allergens rarely leads to only respiratory reactions, cough and wheeze can be seen with food allergen inhalation. More research is needed to determine if certain modifications to the maternal and infant diet may modify atopic outcomes, including

Hygiene: Society seems to have an obsession with extreme cleanliness. The constant use of hand sanitizers and antibacterial soaps leaves our immune systems weak and defenseless. In the case of children, the excessive cleanliness disrupts the normal development of the immune system, which would normally aid in fighting off food allergies. However, nut allergies have been

This book gives parents and children a brief understanding of how they test for food allergies and how it can change what you eat and still have a happy life, especially with

In conclusion allergies are very common. There are very many different allergens that people get allergies from, and the most common ones are nuts, shellfish, and milk, or other dairy products. When people have allergies and if they eat the specific item that they are allergic to, there will be a reaction and they will suffer from symptoms of the allergy. So people who have allergies can not eat or be around the specific item they are allergic to so they don’t have to go through all of the symptoms of the

In fact, 40% of children have “experienced a severe allergic reaction” in their childhood. Every year 200, 000 Americans require emergency care for allergic reactions (4), that means every three minutes someone is in the hospital for allergy related treatment. Most people are required to stay at the hospital for a minimum of eight hours for observation if they have an anaphylactic reaction and the Epipen is administered (16). Of those 200,000 children and adults, 10,000 are required to remain at the hospital for more than one day for medical intervention or to receive treatment for the medication administered

According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), food allergies are defined as an “adverse immune response that occurs upon on exposure to a given food and is distinct from other adverse responses to food. Food allergies are an increasingly prevalent and chronic condition that requires attentive management by those affected by it”. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50 million Americans have an allergy of some kind. Food allergies are estimated to affect 4 to 6 percent of children and 4 percent of adults. Food allergies are most commonly seen in babies and children, but they can appear at any stage in life. A food allergy is an immune response that typically occurs after food is ingested. Symptoms usually occur immediately or within hours of ingestion, and can affect the cutaneous, gastrointestinal, cardiac and/or respiratory systems (Crain, 2011). Current management includes avoidance of the offending food and emergency medications as needed. It is estimated that 1 in 13 children have a food allergy. As reactions to food allergies can be severe and even fatal, it is important for those who have food allergies to fully understand how to manage them. Some of the most common food allergies include peanut allergy, Cow's milk protein allergy, more common than food allergies are food intolerances, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, spitting up, and skin rashes. A food intolerance differs from allergies because

Food allergy represents an abnormal, immune-mediated hypersensitivity to certain foods resulting in the onset of instant or delayed adverse health effects in sensitized individuals. In developed countries, around 5% and 3 – 8% of young children and adults respectively have food allergy (Vanga et al., 2015;..). In addition, recent reports from developed and developing countries seems to indicate that the prevalence of food allergy is on an alarming the rise (). More than 170 foods have been identified to have the capacity to elicit immune-mediated reactions. However, only a subset of these foods are known to be responsible for most of the reported cases of allergic reactions (). Observation of the main allergenic foods from different parts of the world showed that one food may be a significant contributor to allergic reaction in one region while its contribution to the prevalence of food allergy may be minimal in another region. Nevertheless, major allergenic foods can be categorized as seafood, peanut and tree nuts, cereals and pseudocereals, dairy, egg, legumes, fruits and some oil seeds.