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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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MLK Day

More Than A Day of Service

January 16, 2022  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Blog, Civil-Rights, DEI, Diversity, Education, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Holiday, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Day, MLK Jr., Support

by Aleasa Word, FAACT Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dear Family & Friends in the Food Allergy Community, Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for his commitment to service and humanity.

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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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Sharing Gratitude After a Challenging Year

December 6, 2021  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Christmas, Civil-Rights, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Emotions, Empathy, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Giving, Grateful, Gratitude, Healthcare, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medication, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Programs, Quarantine, Resilience, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, Self-Care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teal-Love, Teens, Thank-You, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to bring challenges to our daily lives. Yet it has also helped us focus on what’s really important – family, friends, and health. FAACT is grateful for the many people who made it

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Navigating the Holidays with Food Allergies

November 1, 2021  |  Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Christmas, Dining-Out, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medication, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, Self-care, Support, Thanksgiving, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Once again, this holiday season will look, feel, and possibly taste different. Yet we’ve become masters of pivoting thanks to the Covid-19

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Let's Celebrate A Very TEAL Halloween

October 1, 2021  |  Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Blog, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Halloween, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Student, Support

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations As a parent of children with food allergies, Halloween used to be my most dreaded time of year. But as I learned how to manage food allergies,

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BTS

Back-to-School Tips and Tools

September 1, 2021  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Guidelines, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Parent, Preparedness, Quarantine, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Student, Support, Teens

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT\'s Vice President of Community Relations Finally, the much-anticipated return to school has arrived. Many of our children are back-to-school in person, leaving some of us with a large

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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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Juneteenth

What Is Juneteenth and How Can You Celebrate with Food Allergies?

June 4, 2021  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Catered-events, Celebrations, Children, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Juneteenth, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Legacy, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Recipes, Safety-Tips, Support, Tips, Traditions

by Kristin M. Osborne, FAACT Vice President of Education What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated holiday commemorating the emancipation of people who had been enslaved in the United States.

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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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