The Bronchial asthma and Allergy Basis of America (AAFA) and the Elijah-Alavi Basis (EAF) labored collectively in 2022 to launch the “Youngster Care Insurance policies for Meals Allergy: Elijah’s Legislation Report for the U.S. States and Territories.” Youngsters with Meals Allergic reactions (KFA) is the meals allergy division of AAFA.
Our report seems to be at state and U.S. territory youngster care licensing laws towards 9 coverage requirements. The requirements goal to guard youngsters with meals allergy symptoms in youngster care settings. The report additionally consists of an advocacy toolkit that can assist you advocate for Elijah’s Legislation in your house state.
To this point, Elijah’s Legislation has handed in 3 states: New York, Illinois, and Virginia. It has additionally been launched in 6 states this 12 months: California, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.
If you happen to reside in a type of 6 states, you should use our easy instrument to contact your state legislators and ask for his or her help of Elijah’s Legislation by clicking in your state beneath. In Maryland, Elijah’s Legislation has handed the Home and the Senate, so your request will go to Governor Moore asking him to signal the invoice into regulation.
Don’t fear should you don’t reside in a type of 6 states. You may nonetheless take motion! We encourage you to make use of our toolkit to advocate for Elijah’s Legislation in your state. The advocacy toolkit consists of:
- Tips about find out how to discover and talk together with your state and federal lawmakers
- A pattern letter you may ship to your state regulation makers in help of Elijah’s Legislation
- Elijah’s Legislation reality sheet
- Pattern social media posts to assist amplify your advocacy
- Pattern invoice language for Elijah’s Legislation
Collectively we will make it possible for youngsters with meals allergy symptoms in all states have protected environments to study and develop.
