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College

Guiding Your New College Student to Success

March 1, 2023  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Celiac, Celiac-Disease, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, DEI, Dining-Out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Emergency, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Eosinophil, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Graduation, Grateful, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Housing, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medical-Singles, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Psych, PTSD, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Senior, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Tips, Travel, Traveling, United States, University, Work

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations Over the next month or so, your high school senior may say yes to a new home for four years. This time is a mix of magical moments and uncomfortable

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AAAAI

New Research from American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting

February 28, 2023  |  AAAAI, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, CDC, Children, Civil-Rights, College, COVID-19, Education, EGID, Emergency, Emotional, EoE, Eosinophil, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Guidelines, Healthcare, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Peanut, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, PTSD, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Travel, Traveling

FAACT President and CEO, Eleanor Garrow-Holding, and Vice President of Programs, Linda Menighan, attended the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) Virtual Annual Meeting from February 23-27, 2023,

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Blog

Are You Ready for Back-to-School with Food Allergies?

August 1, 2022  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, COVID-19, Diversity, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Grandparent, Guidelines, High-School, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nurse, Nurses, Nutrition, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Tips

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Time to dust off lunch boxes and backpacks as you print out your student’s updated Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan. Saying goodbye to

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Blog

Safely Splash into Summer

July 4, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Dining-Out, Eating, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Grandparent, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Parent, Picnic, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Safety-Tips, Summer, Support, Teens, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, Vacation

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations While unpacking my beach chair last month – the one with the soft straps that allow me to carry it like a backpack – my mind

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Blog

A Year Worth Remembering and a Bright Year Ahead with FAACT

January 9, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Children, Civil-Rights, civilrights, College, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-out, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Gratitude, Guidelines, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Resilience, Restaurant, Roommates, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Summer, Summer-Camp, Support, Support-Group, Teen-Conference, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Vacation

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO I think we all feel a bit like that character in "Groundhog Day" who wakes up every morning to relive the same day. The fatigue of this pandemic is weighing on all

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Blog

Let's Celebrate A Very TEAL Halloween

October 1, 2021  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Student, Support

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations As a parent of children with food allergies, Halloween used to be my most dreaded time of year. But as I learned how to manage food allergies,

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BTS

Back-to-School Tips and Tools

September 1, 2021  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Guidelines, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Parent, Preparedness, Quarantine, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Student, Support, Teens

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT's Vice President of Community Relations Finally, the much-anticipated return to school has arrived. Many of our children are back-to-school in person, leaving some of us with a large

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College

New FAACT College Resource Center

May 1, 2021  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Bullying, Caregivers, Checklists, Civil-Rights, College, COVID-19, COVID19, Dating, Dining-Out, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-Allergy-Awareness-Month, Food-allergy-blog, FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek, FoodService, Friends, Healthcare, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, Psych, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Risk, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, Self-care, Senior, Student, Support, Teal, Tips, University, Work, Workforce, Workplace

New FAACT College Resource Center In honor of Food Allergy Awareness Month, FAACT is launching our new College Resource Center – a comprehensive toolkit covering the phases of starting college, a trade school, or a

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College

Top Three Steps to Saying “Yes” to College During COVID-19

March 1, 2021  |  Action-plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Civil-Rights, College, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-Out, Dorm, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Housing, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Support

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice-President of Community Relations March is a nail-biter for both upcoming college students waiting to hear good news about their college applications and parents grappling with sending

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Lunchtime

Food Allergy Education and Growth Through FAACT’s Family Activities

August 1, 2020  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Nurse, Nurses, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Registered-Dietitians, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Support, Teens

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Let your child’s imagination turn your living room into a French bistro and your backyard into a soccer field - with a little help from

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