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Is Your Child Off to College?

Is Your Child Off to College?

July 23, 2018  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Civil-rights, College, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Medications, Patient, School-resources, Self-care, Support, Teens

by Caroline Moassessi College acceptances are complete, and now it is peanut-treenut-milk-egg-wheat-soy-fish-shellfish free and other allergens crunch time! The pedal is about to hit the metal and the last twelve years

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Is Your Child Off to College?

Is Your Child Off to College?

July 3, 2017  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Civil-rights, College, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Medications, Patient, School-resources, Self-care, Support, Teens

by Caroline Moassessi College acceptances are complete and now it is peanut-treenut-milk-egg-wheat-soy-fish-shellfish free and other allergens crunch time! The pedal is about to hit the metal and the last twelve years

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College and Food Allergies

College and Food Allergies

July 21, 2015  |  Adolescents, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, College, Education, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Nutrition, Teens

by Elyse HahneExcitement is in the air as college is in the mind of many high school seniors. The thought of high school almost over is a huge accomplishment and college seems so far away. Being away from parents is

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Grocery Shopping with Food Allergies

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

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FAACT Initiatives for 2015

FAACT Initiatives for 2015

January 5, 2015  |  Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, College, Dining-out, Education, Faact-teen-conference, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Patient, School, Support-group, Teen-conference, Welcome

Happy New Year! I am so excited to be starting 2015 with FAACT’s extended leadership team. These talented professionals and dedicated activists will expand our education, communication, and marketing abilities,

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

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

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Dating with Food Allergies

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

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