Food Allergy Education Program at Elementary School

• Project/Area Number: 26870890
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Pediatrics; Childhood science (childhood environment science)
• Research Institution: National Center for Child Health and Development
• Principal Investigator: Yamamoto-Hanada Kiwako 国立研究開発法人国立成育医療研究センター, 生体防御系内科部, 医師研究員 (40725115)
• Research Collaborator: OHYA Yukihiro ; FUTAMURA Masaki ; ISHITSUKA Kazue ; HONDA Tomomi ; KURIHARA Juna
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 食物アレルギー / 公衆衛生 / 健康教育 / 小学校 / ヘルスリテラシー / 教育 / サイエンスコミュニケーション / 小学生 / 質問票調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of the study was to develope the acceptability and effectiveness of food allergy (FA) education program at school. We developed the FA program and did at public school. We had 42 participants. 93.4% considered the program was food and understandable. 80.3% recommended FA program should be offered in regular class basis. To make a proactive managemen for FA at schools, children withtou FA are also encouraged to have an opprotunity to learn FA at schools on a regular basis.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Food allergy education program at an elementary school: A pilot study (2016)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto-Hanada K, Honda T, Kurihara J, Ishitsuka K, Futamura M, Ohya Y
  • Journal Title: Annal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Volume: 117 Issue: 3 Pages: 318-9
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.06.018
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Caregivers of children with no food allergy--their experiences and perception of food allergy. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Masaki Futamura, Osamu Takahashi, Masami Narita, Fumio Kobayashi & Yukihiro Ohya
  • Journal Title: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Volume: 26 Issue: 7 Pages: 614-7
  • DOI: 10.1111/pai.12442
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 食物アレルギーのない小学生をもつ保護者の食物アレルギーに関する経験と認識 (2016)
  • Author(s): 山本貴和子、二村昌樹、大矢幸弘
  • Organizer: 第65回日本アレルギー学会学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 日本・東京
• [Presentation] allergy education program at elementary school as science communication: a pilot study (2016)
  • Author(s): Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada,Tomomi Honda, Juna Kurihara, Kazue Ishitsuka, Masaki Futamura,Yukihiro Ohya
  • Organizer: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) congress2016
  • Place of Presentation: オーストリア・ウィーン
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Caregivers of children with no food allergy ; their experiences and perception of the condition (2015)
  • Author(s): Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Masaki Futamura, Masami Narita, and Yukihiro Ohya
  • Organizer: XXIV World Allergy Congress
  • Place of Presentation: 韓国ソウル
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 一般の小学生の食物アレルギーに関する経験や認識について (2015)
  • Author(s): 山本貴和子, 二村昌樹, 成田雅美, 大矢幸弘
  • Organizer: 第64回日本アレルギー学会春季臨床大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-28
• [Presentation] 一般の小学生の食物アレルギーに関する経験や知識や意識について (2015)
  • Author(s): 山本貴和子、二村昌樹、成田雅美、大矢幸弘
  • Organizer: 第64回日本アレルギー学会学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: グランドプリンスホテル新高輪
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-28
• [Remarks] Pediatric News
  • URL: http://www.mdedge.com/pediatricnews/article/111825/asthma/pilot-program-helps-children-better-understand-food-allergies