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A Year Worth Celebrating

January 1, 2023  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, COVID-19, COVID19, DEI, Dorm, Dorm Life, Eating, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, EoE, Epinephrine, Equity, FAACT, FAACTs-Teal-Ghost, Family, Feelings, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Graduation, Grandparent, Grateful, Healthcare, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Housing, Inclusion, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medication, Mental-Health, Parent, Preparedness, Programs, Psych, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Secondary, Self-Care, Student, Summer-camp, Support, Support-group, Teal, Teal-Love, Teen-conference, Teens, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling, University, Vacation

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President and CEO At times if felt like that old adage of “two steps forward, one step back,” but I think we were all delighted by the progress in getting people back to

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Blog

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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FAAM

Celebrating Our Teal Way of Life

May 1, 2022  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, campaign, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Compassion, Education, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAAW, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-Allergy-Awareness-Month, Food-allergy-blog, FoodAllergyAwarenessWeek, Friends, Grandparent, Gratitude, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Mothers-Day, MothersDay, Nonprofit, Parent, Programs, Resources, School, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Support

Close your eyes and think back on the past several years as a parent/caregiver, an adult with food allergies, or a family member who loves and cares deeply for someone with food allergies. Do you see heart-warming

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AAAAI

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

March 1, 2022  |  AAAAI, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Awareness, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, Checklists, Children, Civil-Rights, COVID-19, COVID19, DEI, Diversity, Education, 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, Medication, Mental-Health, Nurses, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Pediatrician, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Registered-dietitians, Resilience, Resources, Risk, Risk-taking, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Travel

FAACT President and CEO, Eleanor Garrow-Holding attended the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) Virtual Annual Meeting from February 25-28, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as meeting with

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Blog

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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Blog

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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Emma S.

Why Camp TAG Is the Key to Confidence

February 14, 2020  |  Adolescents, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Children, Civil-Rights, Education, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Parent, Preparedness, Programs, Self-Care, Summer, Summer-Camp, Support, Teal, Teens, Traveling, Vacation

by Emma Sorrentino, Camp TAG Teen Counselor I can very vividly remember all the days I sat alone at the peanut-free table in elementary school, but more specifically, I vividly remember the feeling of being isolated

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Linda Menighan

FAACT Welcomes New Member to the Leadership Team

January 14, 2020  |  Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Children, Education, Emotions, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Grandparent, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Nonprofit, Nurses, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Programs, Safety-Tips, School, School-Nurse, School-Resources, Self-Care, Summer-Camp, Support, Support-Group, Teens, Welcome, Workplace

Linda MenighanVice President of Programs In 2002, my 10-month-old daughter, Bailey, experienced the first of what turned out to be multiple, life-threatening allergic reactions to food. We had invited some friends over

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