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Eleanor Garrow-Holding Honored for Commitment to Health Care and Nonprofits

July 6, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, CEO, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Healthcare, Nonprofit, President, Professional-Women, Support

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) honored Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT founder and its current President & CEO, as a 2015-2016 Woman of the Year. The group recognized Eleanor with this distinction

When Embracing Positivity is Hard

May 26, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, School, Support

by Kathy Thornburg I am all in favor of promoting positivity when it comes to living with food allergies. I don't want for my son to feel his life is limited or that he has less worth because of his medical and dietary

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

New FAACT and ACAAI Campaign Seeks to Close the Gap on Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management Awareness

April 29, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, campaign, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Patient, pediatrician, School, Support, Support-group

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO Food allergy management is in the news and discussed on social media more than ever. That’s good news for people living with food allergies, because the more friends

Love Remembers Day: What It Means For All

March 27, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, School, Support

A little over 10 years ago, I remember being a happy mom, feeling so fortunate to have my three children. My oldest had asthma concerns in his younger years but had stabilized well and life seemed good. Suddenly, in an

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,

What Are You Thankful For?

November 24, 2014 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Giving, Holiday, Support

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO Dear Friends of FAACT, What are you thankful for this year? I am thankful for all of you – my food allergy and anaphylaxis family, as well as FAACT’s

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

Patient Advocacy Groups Unite in Support of Those with Rare Eosinophil-Associated Diseases

May 22, 2014 | advocacy, Allergy-awareness, APFED, Awareness, coalition, Education, eosinophil, eosinophilicawareness, eosinophilicawarenessweek, Food-allergy, NEAW, patient

New Coalition Launches during National Eosinophil Awareness Week (Atlanta, GA) -- To support patients of eosinophil-associated diseases and to advance key issues of importance to this population, patient advocacy