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FAACT Shares 10 Important Safety Reminders for Celebrating the Holidays

by Stacey Stratton The holidays are approaching and can bring your family party invites and travel plans. Here are some food allergy safety reminders to help you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. 1.

Highlights from FAACT's Summits

by Caroline Moassessi Bridging a desperately needed gap, five years ago FAACT launched the inaugural Food Industry and Research Summit. “This is the only meeting in the nation where everyone comes together, from

Tips for Locating an Allergy-Informed Counseling Provider

July 12, 2019 | Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavior, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Education, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Psych, Self-Care, Support, Teens, Tips

You realize your anxiety levels are rising to a level that impacts your daily life, and nothing you're doing seems to be helping. An anaphylactic reaction occurs, and now you can't stop worrying about the possibility

Navigating Food Allergy Tragedies

March 12, 2019 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavior, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Education, Emotional, Emotions, Epinephrine, Family, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Grandparent, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medications, Self-Care, Support

Another food allergy-related tragedy recently populated our social media feeds. This story involved a teenage boy, all set to graduate high school, but suffered an anaphylactic reaction to walnuts days before

College to Career with Food Allergies

March 12, 2018 | Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Awareness, Blog, Catered-events, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Patient, Restaurant, Self-care, Support, Travel, Work, Workplace

I am currently in the midst of my last semester of my MBA in Healthcare Management at the University of Connecticut! Throughout my healthcare courses, I have gained a greater passion for the clinical aspect of the healthcare industry. I am eager to learn more about patient care.

New Campaign Aims to Bring Awareness to Accurate Food Allergy Diagnosis, Management

May 10, 2015 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Children, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodallergyawarenessweek, Pediatrician

Q&A with Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO Last week, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) launched a new public service

Grocery Shopping with Food Allergies

January 20, 2015 | Adolescents, Adults, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, College, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, School

by Natascia Simone, FAACT Young Adult/College Advisory Council Hello, everyone! I am back at school for my last semester of college! Time truly flies by, especially when I am always planning. Planning what I am going to

Join Kyle Dine at FAACT's Teen Conference in Chicago, October 24-26th!

October 7, 2014 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergy, Awareness, Blog, Chicago, College, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT-Teen-Conference, Food-allergy-blog, KyleDine, Support, Teen-Conference, Teens

Kyle Dine knows food allergies. He is allergic to peanut, tree nuts, egg, and mustard. He turned his life-threatening food allergies into a career in music and education, working to empower youth and pass along the

Food Allergy Bloggers Conference: When What Happens In Vegas Must Not Stay In Vegas!

September 30, 2014 | Adults, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodallergybloggers-conference, School-resources, Support, Travel

There’s the brilliant Las Vegas marketing slogan, “What Happens in Vegas Must Stay In Vegas!” and then there’s the Food Allergy Bloggers Conference. What we learned, the encouragement that

Dating with Food Allergies

September 16, 2014 | Adolescents, Adults, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, College, Dating, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Medications, Restaurant, Support, Teens

By Natascia Simone, FAACT College/Young Adult Council Member How many of you (or your teens) are afraid to talk about food allergies with a person you just started dating? I think almost everyone is raising their hand