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We Truly ARE Stronger Together - So Grateful for Our Community

March 1, 2024  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Bullying, Caregivers, Children, Compassion, Dining-Out, Education, Emergencies, Emergency, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Food-Industry, FoodService, Global, Grandparent, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Manufacturer, Mental-Health, Nonprofit, Parent, Patient, Peanut, Peanut-Allergy, Peanut-Butter, Preparedness, Readlabels, Safety-Tips, Spring, Student, Super-Bowl, Support, Support-Group, Teal-Love, Top9, UberEats

It’s a common saying: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The food allergy community proved that it’s true on Super Bowl Sunday! In early February, Uber Eats previewed an ad they had scheduled to run

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EGH

2023 Was A Year Worth Celebrating

January 1, 2024  |  10Years, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Celebrations, CEO, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, DEI, Dining-Out, Diversity, Education, Elementary, Emergency, Empathy, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACT10Years, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Gratitude, Healthcare, High-School, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Legacy, Medication, Mental-Health, Mother, Nonprofit, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pinterest, Preparedness, President, Programs, Psych, Readlabels, Recipes, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teal-Moments, Teen-Retreat, TeenRetreat, Teens, Thank-You, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, University, Vacation

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO As I reflect on 2023 celebrating FAACT’s 10th year, it warms my heart to know that we touched so many families’ and individuals’ lives. I’ve always said that if

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Holiday

Top Holiday Tips for Making Fun and Safe Memories

December 1, 2023  |  10Years, Adults, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Baking, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Catered-events, Celebrations, Checklists, Children, Christmas, Civil-Rights, Cooking, Dining-Out, Eating, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACT10Years, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friendship, Giving, Grandparent, Grateful, Gratitude, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Medication, Mental-Health, Nonprofit, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, Self-Care, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Teal-Moments, Tips, Top9, Traditions, Travel, Vacation

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Enjoy the season and time with your family and friends this year with savvy strategies and tools. FAACT curated our top tips and links to our best

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FIRS

FAACT's Fall Summits Were A Success!

October 1, 2023  |  8th-Graders, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Bullying, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, Cooking, Dating, DEI, Dining-out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Emergency, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Eosinophil, Eosinophil-Awareness, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACT-Teen-Conference, FAACT10Years, Family, FARRP, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Food-Industry, Food-Manufacturer, Food-Service, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Global, Healthcare, High-School, Housing, Inclusion, Industry, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Manufacturer, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Research, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-tips, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-care, Student, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Teen-Conference, Teens, Tips, Travel, Tweens, WHO, Workforce, Workplace

FAACT’s Global Food Industry & Research Summit FAACT’s ninth annual Global Food Industry and Research Summit provided an open forum for food industry stakeholders to explore how to safely meet the needs

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RC

The Relentless School Nurse: Safely Caring for Students with Food Allergies Is a Collaborative Effort

September 1, 2023  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Bullying, Caregivers, Celebrations, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, Compassion, DEI, Diversity, Eating, Education, Elementary, Emergencies, Emergency, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Medications, Mental-Health, Mom, Mother, Nurse, Nurses, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Risk, Risk-taking, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Student, Support, Teens, Tips, Top9, Tweens

by Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN Understanding the roles and responsibilities of school nurses and the challenges they face is vital for parents and caregivers in creating a supportive and safe learning

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It's Time! Are You Ready for “Back-to-School” with Food Allergies?

August 1, 2023  |  Action-Plan, Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Bullying, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Education, Elementary, Emergency, EoE, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Risk, Risk-taking, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Support, Teen-Retreat, TeenRetreat, Teens, Tips, Transportation, Tweens

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Happy Back-to-School season! Let’s kick off a great new school year by loading up your food allergy lunch box with some of the best tools in town

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Teal

FAACT’s 10 Years of Teal Voices Anniversary

May 3, 2023  |  10Years, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Campaign, CampTAG, Caregivers, Celebrations, Celiac-Disease, Children, Civil-Rights, Compassion, DBV-Technologies, DEI, Dining-Out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Early-Intro, Eating, Education, Egg, EGID, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Eosinophil, Eosinophil-Awareness, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACT10Years, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, FAAM, FAAW, Family, Feelings, Field-Trips, Fish, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-Allergy-Awareness-Month, Food-allergy-blog, FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Giving, Gluten-Free, Graduation, Grandparent, Grateful, Gratitude, Guidelines, Halloween, Healthcare, Heart, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medical-Singles, Medication, Mental-Health, Mental-Health-Awareness-Month, Milk, Mom, Mother, National-Peanut-Board, Nonprofit, NPB, Nurses, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Peanut, Pediatrician, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, Readlabels, Registered-Dietitians, Research, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Sesame, Shellfish, Soy, Student, Summer-Camp, Support, Support-Group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teal-Moments, Teal-Voices, Teens, Tips, Top9, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, Tree-Nuts, University, Vitality-Bowls, Wheat, Workforce

FAACT’s 10 Years of Teal Voices Anniversary The heart of the 32 million Americans in thefood allergy community by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO For years I had been a food allergy mom, a volunteer,

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College

Guiding Your New College Student to Success

March 1, 2023  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Asthma, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Caregivers, Celiac, Celiac-Disease, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, DEI, Dining-Out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Emergency, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Eosinophil, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Graduation, Grateful, Guidelines, Healthcare, High-School, Housing, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medical-Singles, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Psych, PTSD, Readlabels, Recipes, Registered-Dietitians, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Senior, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Tips, Travel, Traveling, United States, University, Work

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations Over the next month or so, your high school senior may say yes to a new home for four years. This time is a mix of magical moments and uncomfortable

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AAAAI

New Research from American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Meeting

February 28, 2023  |  AAAAI, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, CDC, Children, Civil-Rights, College, COVID-19, Education, EGID, Emergency, Emotional, EoE, Eosinophil, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Guidelines, Healthcare, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-ID, Medication, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Peanut, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, PTSD, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Rights, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Travel, Traveling

FAACT President and CEO, Eleanor Garrow-Holding, and Vice President of Programs, Linda Menighan, attended the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) Virtual Annual Meeting from February 23-27, 2023,

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Valentines

10 Valentine’s Gems To Warm Your Heart

February 1, 2023  |  Action-plan, Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Baking, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, Compassion, Dating, Dining-Out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Eating, Education, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACTs-TEAL-Heart, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Gratitude, Healthcare, Heart, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medical-Alert-ID, Mental-Health, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Recipes, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Risk, Risk-taking, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Summer, Summer-Camp, Support, Support-Group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations Where would I be without my food allergy and FAACT family? You are always there for us. Whether it’s a text offering support after an allergic

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