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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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Avoiding Back-to-School Burnout

September 1, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, Diversity, Dorm, Education, Elementary, Emergency, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Grandparent, Healthcare, High-School, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nurse, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Resilience, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Tips

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations I love peppermint in any form – in my latte, ice cream, even body lotion. It's my pick-me-up when I am feeling sluggish or need a refresh of

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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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Valentine's Gems To Warm Your Heart

February 1, 2022  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Baking, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, COVID-19, COVID19, Dating, Dining-Out, Dorm, Education, Elementary, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Heart, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Nonprofit, Parent, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Teens, Tips, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations I love a good, old-fashioned gushy moment about unconditional love printed on a frilly pink card. As I recently cruised the greeting card aisles, I was

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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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FA

FAACT's Family Activities Provide Food Allergy Education and Growth

August 1, 2021  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Bullying, Camp, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Mother, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Support, Teens, Tips, Travel, Vacation

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Birthday party invitations have returned to inboxes as new restaurants are popping up, and our lives are waking up to a new normal. Yet for

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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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BTS

Back to School Blues? Dealing with Different Feelings about Going Back to School during the Covid-19 Pandemic

September 1, 2020  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Compassion, COVID19, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Parent, Psych, Quarantine, Resilience, School, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Support, Teens, Tips

by Emery Gewirtz, MA, School Psychology, FAACT's Director of Behavioral Health Breathe. It is going to be okay. Somedays, I am sure it does not feel like it, but that does not make it untrue. Any year getting ready to

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Emery G.

Mental Health Awareness Month: The Effects of PTSD & Food Allergies

May 18, 2020  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Emotional, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAAW, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-Allergy-Awareness-Month, Food-allergy-blog, FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek, Grandparent, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Mental-Health, Mental-Health-Awareness-Month, Parent, Patient, Psych, PTSD, Support, Teens, Tips

by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., School Psychology, FAACT Director of Behavioral Health May is Mental Health Awareness Month AND Food Allergy Awareness Month. While it is a coincidence that these two important issues share a

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Compassion Blog

Compassion in a Time of Chaos: There is No Right Response

April 13, 2020  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Education, Emotional, Emotions, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Grandparent, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Mental-Health, Mom, Mother, Parent, Preparedness, Psych, School, Self-care, Support, Teens, Tips

by Emery Gewirtz, M.A., School Psychology, FAACT’s Director of Behavioral Health This season is temporary, and so are these feelings. Still, while they may be temporary, and will not last forever, some days it

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