Australian teens with potentially fatal food allergies now have a 'cutting-edge' online resource to help them stay connected and avoid complacency.
Teens are at the highest risk of food-triggered anaphylactic reactions yet they are reluctant to talk to their peers about their allergies and also try to minimise the seriousness of them, according to the results of a national survey released on Monday.
In response, the National Allergy Strategy has launched a new website - the first of three projects funded by the federal government - to keep teens and young adults engaged and informed on the best ways to manage their allergies safely.
"Increasing awareness around allergy management is vitally important, particularly amongst young people aged in their teens up to early twenties, when people may be reluctant to share information about their severe allergy, and may not be as vigilant about avoiding allergen," said Maria Said, Co-chair of the National Allergy Strategy and CEO of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA).
