🌟 Kids Corner 🌟
Learn about asthma and food allergies through games, stories, and activities! Become an Allergy Hero and help keep your friends safe.
Meet Asthma Aero!
Aero helps you understand your lungs. When your airways get narrow and puffy, it feels hard to breathe. Your inhaler medicine opens them back up so you can run, play, and laugh again!
Remember
If you hear wheezing (a whistley sound) or feel chest tightness, tell a grown-up right away!
Meet Allergy Ally!
Ally teaches you how to be a safe and kind friend to kids with food allergies. Check labels, wash your hands after eating, and never share your food. Heroes look out for each other!
Remember
If a friend looks sick, feels itchy, or can't breathe after eating — get an adult FAST!
Be an Allergy Hero Quiz
Answer fun questions and earn stars. Learn cool facts along the way!
What medicine do you use RIGHT AWAY for a serious allergic reaction?
Amazing Body Facts
Your lungs have over 300 million tiny air sacs called alveoli — if you stretched them flat, they'd cover a tennis court!
Peanuts aren't actually nuts — they're legumes, like peas and beans!
A honeybee can only sting once. A yellow jacket can sting many times — ouch!
Your immune system is like a tiny army inside you. Sometimes it gets confused and attacks harmless things like pollen.
Epinephrine works in about 5 minutes — faster than most superheroes!
About 1 in 13 kids has a food allergy. That means 2 kids in every classroom!
Activities & Coloring
Free printable activities and storybooks from trusted organizations.
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
A fill-in form, signed by your doctor, that outlines treatment steps for an allergic reaction.
FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education)
FARE — Kids' Food Allergy Resources
Activities, storybooks, and tips to help kids understand and manage their food allergies.
FARE
AAFA — Asthma in Children
Learn how asthma affects kids, what to watch for, and how to manage it with an Asthma Action Plan.
AAFA (Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America)
Allergy & Asthma Network — School Health Resources
Guides, downloads, and videos to help students manage asthma and allergies at school.
Allergy & Asthma Network
CDC — Asthma Resources for Families
Official CDC information on asthma triggers, treatment, and creating asthma-friendly environments.
CDC
Code Ana — School Prep for Kids
Educational resources that help kids and schools practice anaphylaxis readiness.
Code Ana
Watch & Learn
Short, kid-friendly videos that explain how your body works and how to stay safe.
Camps, YMCA & Afterschool Programs
School allergy laws don't always cover camps and youth programs. Here's what the facts say about keeping kids with allergies and asthma safe outside of school.
32 states allow camps to stock emergency epinephrine.
According to the American Camp Association, 32 states have passed laws letting camps and other "authorized entities" obtain and administer emergency stock epinephrine auto-injectors. The remaining states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, do not currently allow camps to stock epinephrine. Maine's Youth Camps Emergency Epinephrine Act (22 M.R.S. § 2496, enacted 2015) is one example.
See camp-related laws in our Legislative TrackerSelf-carrying epinephrine
In most U.S. states, youth campers are permitted to self-carry and self-administer epinephrine — but the rules vary by state. Before camp starts, review your state law and check the camp's self-carry policy. Camps may require a signed permission form from both a doctor and a parent.
YMCA & Boys & Girls Clubs
Neither the YMCA nor Boys & Girls Clubs of America operate under a single national allergy policy. Each local branch or club follows its state's laws and sets its own medication-administration rules — most require a physician-signed medication authorization form before a child with allergies or asthma can attend. Always ask your specific branch or club for their written policy.
What to ask your camp or program
- •Does the camp or program stock emergency epinephrine on site? Where is it stored, and who can access it?
- •Are staff and counselors trained to recognize anaphylaxis and administer epinephrine?
- •What is the emergency response plan after epinephrine is given (911, hospital, notifying parents)?
- •Can my child self-carry their epinephrine? Is a doctor-signed permission form required?
- •How does the kitchen handle food allergens, cross-contact, and ingredient labels?
Guidance adapted from the Allergy & Asthma Network's "Safe at Summer Camp" resource.
Verified resources
Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Accessibility Laws and Camps
American Camp Association
Safe at Summer Camp: Epinephrine for Severe Allergies
Allergy & Asthma Network
Food Allergies in Schools & Education Programs
CDC
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan (PDF)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Laws and program policies change over time. Always confirm current requirements with your state legislature and your specific camp, YMCA branch, or Boys & Girls Club before enrollment.
For Grown-Ups
These resources come from trusted organizations (FARE, AAFA, CDC, Asthma & Allergy Network). Always review content with your child and build a written action plan with your allergist. Visit ourConditions 101page for verified medical information, orAffordable Epinephrinefor cost-saving options.
While we strive for accuracy, information may change over time. Always double-check and verify against official sources before relying on it.