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Rising child food allergies prompt school changes in Iowa
The article details how 5.1 percent of youths 17 and under reported food allergies in 2009 11, a rise from 3.4 percent in 1997 99, prompting Linn Mar and Cedar Rapids districts to create allergy aware policies. It notes 504 accommodations, team approaches with parents, and calls for more funding and wider access to emergency epinephrine.
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Mercedes
Excelsior Middle
Linn-Mar
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
National Center For Health Statistics
Julie Jensen
Linn- Mar
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa
National School Boards Association
Staci Hupp
Education Department
Fischer
Kelly Williamson
Southeast Elementary School
Ankeny
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Jim Bradshaw
Istrators
Excelsior
Jensen
Ketelsen
Brown
Barack Obama
Iowa House
Human Resources Committee
Sally Immersall
Iowa School Nurse Organization
Linn-Mar Health Services
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Carson Burns
Novak Elementary School
Marion
Novak
Mercedes Turek
Lehr