Latest Projects

Australian Digital Health Agency Project

The National Allergy Strategy is working with the Australian Digital Health Agency to improve the quality of patient allergy information in My Health Record.

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Food allergy prevention project

Food allergy prevention project

Nip allergies in the Bub is a resource for health professionals and caregivers that provides credible information about infant feeding, optimising eczema management and allergy prevention in babies. See the website at www.preventallergies.org.au.

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Food service in healthcare project

Food service in healthcare project

The National Allergy Strategy has worked with key stakeholders to develop new resources that support healthcare facilities to safely manage patients with food allergy.

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National Allergy Strategy News

  • Shared Care Model for Allergy in Australia

    The National Allergy Strategy describes a shared care model as a patient centred approach to care that uses the skills and knowledge of a range of health care professionals who share joint responsibility with the patient, ensuring the patient receives the right care, at the right time, from the right health professional(s), in the right place. The National Allergy Strategy propo...
  • National Allergy Strategy 250K Fun Day for School Aged Teens with Severe Allergy In Western Australia

    4 February 2021:  Unfortunately, the National Allergy Strategy has made the decision to postpone the Western Australian 250K Youth Camp until 2022 due to COVID-19 and border closures. Instead, the National Allergy Strategy team will be hosting a one day ‘250K Fun Day’ and are encouraging all those who were excited to come on camp to attend.   With the border...
  • November 2020

    Over the past couple of months, we have been busy progressing our projects and developing some exciting new resources.  Food allergen management in food service:  On the 24th September, the All about Allergens for Hospitals online training was launched by the Hon Greg Hunt, Federal Minister for Health. Completion of this training has been an exciting accomplishment fo...
  • National Allergy Strategy launches first nationally standardised food allergy online training for hospital staff

    24 September 2020:  Today, the Minister for Health, the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, launched the National Allergy Strategy’s “All about Allergens for Hospitals” online training courses. The courses will support Australian hospitals to put effective food allergen management policies and practices into place to provide appropriate food to patients with food allergies.  A hos...
  • World Atopic Eczema Day - 14 September 2020

    Today is World Eczema Day which is dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of eczema (also known as atopic dermatitis). Eczema can impact significantly on the quality of life for both the person with eczema and their carer. The National Allergy Strategy recently developed new information about managing eczema for our 250K youth project. To support this information, a n...

Every project is a new challenge to positively impact on life for people with allergic diseases.

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The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), as the leading medical and patient organisations for allergy in Australia, have developed the first National Allergy Strategy for Australia, in collaboration with other stakeholder organisations.

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
All about Allergens
The next step for cooks and chefs
The next step for cooks and chefs
Authorised Officers Resources
All about Allergens AO
Food allergy prevention
e-training for health professionals
Food allergy prevention e-training for health professionals
Paediatric atopic dermatitis
e-training for health professionals
Paediatric atopic dermatitis e-training for health professionals
Food Allergy Education
for the community
Food Allergy Education
Food Allergy Aware - Hub
Food Allergy Aware - Hub
250K for teens and young adults
250K
Nip Allergies in the Bub

Lead organisations

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

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

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

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