Israeli Food Allergy Navigator
Trusted75/100What a child with life-threatening food allergy is entitled to in Israel, and how to actually obtain it. The skill explains what the gan, school and tzaharon must do under the Ministry of Education standing instruction (allergen-free zone with prominent signage, menus planned in advance for holidays and trips, emotional support, no exclusion), builds the parent packet for the start of the school year (annual health declaration, allergist letter, two in-date EpiPens, medication-administration forms), and drafts the accommodation-request letter to the institution. It details the Bituach Leumi disabled-child claim for allergy at 50% for ages 9 months to 10 years and the three pieces of evidence required, including the real-time episode documentation most families miss. It also covers the two medical-assistant rights schools most often get wrong. Use it before the school year, when an institution refuses an arrangement, or before filing a claim. Do NOT use for celiac or gluten, general meal planning, clinical diagnosis, or medication dosing.
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A child with a life-threatening food allergy in Israel has real, written, binding rights, and almost no parent knows what they are. The Ministry of Education obliges the gan, school and tzaharon to declare allergen-free zones with visible signage, plan holiday and trip menus around the allergen in advance, and avoid exclusion. Bituach Leumi pays an allowance for qualifying food allergy, but only between ages 9 months and 10 years and only with evidence most families never assemble in time. Families end up negotiating from scratch every September, from a position of not knowing what they are owed.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/health-services@v1.0.0-israeli-food-allergy-navigator --skill israeli-food-allergy-navigator -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When the school year is approaching and you need to prepare the parent packet for the gan, school or tzaharon
- When an institution refuses an arrangement, or says there is no trip without a medical assistant
- When checking eligibility for the disabled-child allowance for allergy and what documents are required
- When you need to draft an accommodation letter or an action plan for the emergency box
- When an adult with allergy needs to know what to request at work or in a restaurant
Try These Prompts
My 4-year-old has a life-threatening peanut allergy and starts gan in September. Please draft a letter in Hebrew to the gan director setting out what the gan is obliged to do under the Ministry of Education standing instruction.
What exactly do I need to prepare for the school before the year starts for a child with a food allergy? Give me an ordered checklist of the documents and the injectors.
My 6-year-old has a severe nut allergy and had a reaction with shortness of breath. Are we eligible for the disabled-child allowance and what do we need to bring?
The school said that without a medical assistant my child cannot go on the trip. Is that lawful? Draft me a reply.
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