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How to Effectively Communicate with your Child’s Teacher and School Administration When Managing Food Allergies

How to Effectively Communicate with your Child’s Teacher and School Administration When Managing Food Allergies

January 24, 2017  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Family, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Know-the-faacts, Medications, Nurses, Safety-tips, School, School-resources, Secondary, Support

by Kristin Osborne, Founder of Virginia Food Allergy Advocates When it comes to managing food allergies at school, it is important to articulate your child’s needs at the earliest opportunity, and with thought

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TIPS to Create a Safe & TEAL Halloween

TIPS to Create a Safe & TEAL Halloween

October 5, 2016  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Know-the-faacts, Medications, Patient, Safety-tips, School, Support, Support-group, Tips

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT’s Publications Manager Teal Pumpkins are such a great way to include children with food allergies and help them enjoy a “safe” and happy Halloween. Besides helping children with food

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5 Creative Ways to Teach Children about Food Allergies

5 Creative Ways to Teach Children about Food Allergies

August 23, 2016  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Children, Education, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Kyledine, Medications, Nurses, School-lunch, Support, Tips

by Kyle Dine I remember when I was in elementary school, some of my close friends and classmates knew I had food allergies, but they likely didn’t know what exactly that meant. There weren’t too many

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Back-to-School Tips to Help Create a Safer and Smoother Transition into the New School Year

Back-to-School Tips to Help Create a Safer and Smoother Transition into the New School Year

August 8, 2016  |  Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Civil-rights, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Medications, School-lunch, Support, Tips

by Stacey Stratton, FAACT Publications Manager When your child has food allergies, the start of a new school year can seem scary. It might feel overwhelming as you’re trying to gather different resources and

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Pumpkin and Cranberry Granola

Pumpkin and Cranberry Granola

October 15, 2015  |  Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Foodservice, Halloween, Holiday-tips, Know-the-faacts, Safety-tips, Support-group

by Peggy from Allergy Free

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Keeping It Fun with Food Allergies

Keeping It Fun with Food Allergies

September 28, 2015  |  Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-to-school, Blog, Dining-out, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Recipes, School, School-Lunch

by Keeley McGuireI often think we as food allergy parents take things harder than our children do. We worry for them, cry for them, fight for them. There are times I get upset if she’s left out of an event at

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Back to School Means Accurate Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management

Back to School Means Accurate Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management

September 2, 2015  |  Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy-blog, Know-The-FAACTs, Medications, Patient, School

LivingWithFoodAllergies.org serves as a resource to those seeking education and support Eleanor Garrow Holding, president & CEO of FAACT, shares her perspective on the purpose and importance of developing a proper

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