Outreach

Educational Classes and Presentations

AAFA-STL offers a variety of educational presentations, tailored to your specific audience needs.  If you are interested in scheduling any of the programs outlined below, please fill out a Community Outreach Request Form.  Someone from the Program Department will contact you within a week after filling out the form online. Please contact AAFA-STL a minimum of two weeks in advance of your requested presentation date. Our event calendar does fill up quickly.  While all programs are offered to participants at no cost to the school/organization, we happily accept donations which gives us the ability to offer programming to our community.

ABC’s of Asthma

The ABC’s of Asthma program is designed to educate the community, especially school personnel or parents, on the identification of asthma signs, symptoms, triggers and effective management of this chronic disease.   AAFA-STL is able to provide one clock hour of continuing education credits to Early Childhood and Youth Development Professionals.

ABC’s of Allergies

The ABC’s of Allergies class is modeled after its counterpart, the ABC’s of Asthma.  See information above.  ABC’s of Allergies is focused on life-threatening food allergies and administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors.

Focused Audiences of ABC’s Classes:

  • In-Services for School Personnel
  • Informational Meetings for Parent
  • Community Awareness Presentation for General Public

ABC’s of Asthma and Allergies (formerly known as Asthma and Allergy Essentials for Child Care Providers©)

This class educates child care providers on how to care for children with asthma and allergies and provide a safe and healthy environment for children with these chronic diseases. This two hour course offers professional clock hours to participants.

AllerTrain™ Food Allergen Training Courses

AAFA-STL is excited to offer the array of AllerTrain™ accredited food allergen and gluten-free training courses to foodservice professionals and other interested groups in our service area.  Check out course descriptions, prices and more info here.

Fill out a Community Outreach Request Form if you are interested in scheduling an educational presentation.