Parents experience stress and anxiety when sharing their child's food allergy plan through traditional paperwork.
Paper-based communication of allergy plans can be cumbersome and inefficient.
There's a need for more streamlined and less stressful methods for parents to communicate food allergy plans.
Solution
AllergyPal assists parents in managing their child's food allergies through a digital platform.
It allows parents to share their child's ASCIA action plan easily and securely.
The app helps caregivers recognize signs of allergic reactions and provides guidance on appropriate first aid.
Outcome
AllergyPal was co-designed by MCRI, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia, and ASCIA as a free mobile app. The app exemplifies a collaborative approach to digital health solutions for managing food allergies.
AllergyPal has been recognized for its innovation, winning the Australian Digital Health Association’s Innovation Challenge.
AllergyPal has expanded to the US. External investment allowed the app to be commercialised across Aust and the USA with plans of extending out into Asia and the UK
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