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Valentines

10 Valentine’s Gems To Warm Your Heart

February 1, 2023  |  Action-plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Baking, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, Compassion, Dating, Dining-Out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Eating, Education, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACTs-TEAL-Heart, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Gratitude, Healthcare, Heart, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medical-Alert-ID, Mental-Health, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Risk, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Summer, Summer-Camp, Support, Support-Group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations Where would I be without my food allergy and FAACT family? You are always there for us. Whether it’s a text offering support after an allergic

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EGH

A Year Worth Celebrating

January 1, 2023  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, COVID-19, COVID19, DEI, Dorm, Dorm Life, Eating, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Feelings, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Graduation, Grandparent, Grateful, Healthcare, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Housing, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medication, Mental-Health, Parent, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Student, Summer-camp, Support, Support-group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teen-conference, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, University, Vacation

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President and CEO At times if felt like that old adage of “two steps forward, one step back,” but I think we were all delighted by the progress in getting people back to

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Holiday Tips from FAACT

December 1, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Celebrations, Christmas, Dining-Out, Diversity, Emergency, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Giving, Grandparent, Gratitude, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, Self-care, Support, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, Vacation

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations The holidays are here! Whether you are celebrating with friends or enjoying time off from work and school, food allergies never take a break. A

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Holidays

Navigating the Holidays and Food Allergies

November 1, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Baking, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Catered-events, Celebrations, Children, Christmas, Compassion, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Giving, Grateful, Gratitude, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medication, Mother, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, Self-care, Student, Support, Teens, Thanksgiving, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Everyone seems to be bursting with excitement to gather with family and friends in a way that feels closer to “normal.” While we may never

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Allergy-Friendly Halloween Fun

October 1, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Halloween, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Pinterest, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Safety-Tips, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Teens, Tips, Traditions

by Lisa Horne, FAACT Director of Marketing For people living with food allergies and their families, Halloween can be one of the scariest times of the year. Not the goblins or ghouls – it’s the knocking

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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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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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KML

Celebrating Easter and Passover

April 3, 2022  |  Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Easter, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Parent, Passover, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Support, Tips, Traditions

by Katie Martino Lopez I was honored to be asked to write a guest blog for FAACT featuring holiday desserts for Easter and Passover. I happily accepted and got down to business because I THOUGHT I knew all about

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College

College Crunch Time

March 2, 2022  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Guidelines, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-Singles, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Readlabels, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Teens, University, Work, Workforce, Workplace

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations The next few weeks, when your student sits down to decide which college they will call home for the next four years, might be a mix of magical and

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AAAAI

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

March 1, 2022  |  AAAAI, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, COVID-19, COVID19, DEI, Diversity, Education, 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, Medication, Mental-Health, Nurses, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Registered-dietitians, Resilience, Resources, Risk, Risk-taking, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Travel

FAACT President and CEO, Eleanor Garrow-Holding attended the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) Virtual Annual Meeting from February 25-28, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as meeting with

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