Allergy Awareness Week 13-18 Sept 2010

allergyni
8 September 2010 - 9:53am
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Tagged as:

• Children and families
• Disability
• Health and wellbeing
• Young people
• Funding
• Marketing
• Research

Programme of events

Mon 13                  Launch & reception at Belfast City Hall

10am - 12noon        By Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for N. Ireland

Mon 13                  Information Evening  Ramada Encore Hotel, Talbot Street, Belfast

7.30pm - 9.30pm

                            Dr David Edgar-Consultant Immunologist, RVH

                            Topics:

                            Allergy Services in Northern Ireland

                            De-sensitisation programme being undertaken at the RVH

                            Update on research into allergies

                            Admission Free               everyone welcome

Wed 15                  Balloon Race Launch

4.30pm                  Antrim Civic Centre, Antrim

                            By Mayor of Antrim Councillor Pam Lewis

Sat 18                    DJ Stephen Turnbull (Cool FM) & local DJ Matthew Ellison will be

12pm - 3pm            playing the latest music between 12noon and 3pm & chatting to a few of our young  

                             members about their allergies.

Special Promotion           ‘Allergic kids eat FREE’

When you have a severe food allergy, eating out can be very concerning and a difficult experience.  As part of Allergy Awareness Week we approached over 40 hotels and an equal number of restaurants, cafes etc asking if they would agree to an allergic child eating free, when accompanied by a parent or family who were also eating there.

We felt this was another way of raising awareness of food allergies within the catering trade and also to encourage food allergic families to try a new venue.

Each establishment receives an information pack including posters, flyers etc and additional resource information from safefood to assist them in accommodating food allergic customers.

Further information about these events and others throughout the week can be found on our website: www.allergyni.co.uk