STOCKING EPINEPHRINE IN SCHOOLS - Not yet NY nor CT but maybe NJ

• With all the recent news of students who have passed tragically away due to an anaphylactic reaction to their food allergy, it is more important than ever to make certain that our schools have access to epinephrine and the training to inject it.  The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supports school policies that promote access to life-saving medications to treat students and staff who experience severe allergic reactions. States should implement policies that promote access, including: supplying schools with epinephrine auto-injectors to be used in emergencies, appropriately training school personnel, and addressing liability concerns for those who use this medication in good-faith.

If schools have access to undesignated epinephrine auto injectors and staff trained to administer the medication, children will not die at school when a snack lands in the wrong hands.

Are you interested in advocating for epinephrine stocking laws in your state? Email advocacy@aafa.org to get started. 

To read their statements of support:  www.aafa.org/epinephrine

Federal Epinephrine Stocking Legislation- S 1503    

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain asthma-related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained school personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other related requirements).