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Back-to-School Tips to Help Create a Safer and Smoother Transition into the New School Year

Back-to-School Tips to Help Create a Safer and Smoother Transition into the New School Year

August 8, 2016  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Civil-rights, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Medications, School-lunch, Support, Tips

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT Publications Manager When your child has food allergies, the start of a new school year can seem scary. It might feel overwhelming as you’re trying to gather different resources and

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Keeping It Fun with Food Allergies

Keeping It Fun with Food Allergies

September 28, 2015  |  Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Dining-out, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Recipes, School, School-Lunch

by Keeley McGuireI often think we as food allergy parents take things harder than our children do. We worry for them, cry for them, fight for them. There are times I get upset if she’s left out of an event at

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Back to School Means Accurate Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management

Back to School Means Accurate Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management

September 2, 2015  |  Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy-blog, Know-The-FAACTs, Medications, Patient, School

LivingWithFoodAllergies.org serves as a resource to those seeking education and support Eleanor Garrow Holding, president & CEO of FAACT, shares her perspective on the purpose and importance of developing a proper

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