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Holiday Safety Tips for Food Allergies

December 8, 2014 | Adolescents, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Safety-Tips

by Stacey Stratton, Guest BloggerCourtesy of Peanut-Free Zone Holiday gatherings are usually filled with family, friends – and food. Keep the fun and avoid potential dangers with these tips from Stacey Stratton,

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

"I Am Living the Dream!"

November 10, 2014 | Adolescents, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Chicago, Dating, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Faact-teen-conference, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Restaurant, School, Support, Teen-conference, Teens

by Katherine Schug, FAACT Teen Advisory Council Member During FAACT’s Teen Conference in Chicago two weeks ago, I learned about self-empowerment and “rewriting my script.” I started the magical

Halloween with Food Allergies

October 28, 2014 | Adolescents, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Halloween, Holiday

by Natascia Simone It’s that time of year again! The time of year that is meant for apple picking, pumpkin carving, but most importantly, Trick-or-Treating! Halloween is this week, and it is important that you

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

Food Allergy Bloggers Conference: When What Happens In Vegas Must Not Stay In Vegas!

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

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

FAACT CEO Excited To Share Our Food Allergy Conferences with YOU!

September 2, 2014 | Action-plan, Adults, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Dining-out, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Medications, Nurses, Nutrition, Patient, Registered-Dietitians, Research, Restaurant, School, School-resources, Secondary, Support, Support-group, Teens

FAACT’s upcoming Food Allergy Conferences provide a full day of educational sessions led by leading medical professionals and food allergy advocates. Each conference offers education and support for parents,

Traveling with Food Allergies

August 18, 2014 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Dining-out, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Italy, Medications, Restaurant, Summer, Travel, Traveling, Vacation

by Natascia Simone, FAACT Youth/College Advisory Member Hello everyone. It has been a while since I have posted a blog, but that’s because I was out of the country for almost two months! What a rewarding

FAACT is Proud to Introduce AllergyHome: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness and Education Resources for the Entire S

July 21, 2014 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, AllergyHome, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Support

by Michael Pistiner MD, MMSc When our children get on the bus or get dropped of for school we rely on our school communities to care for their safety and self esteems. Managing food allergies and anaphylaxis in