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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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College

College Crunch Time

March 2, 2022  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Asthma, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Checklists, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-out, Diversity, Dorm, Dorm Life, Education, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Guidelines, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medical-Singles, Medication, Nutrition, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Readlabels, Residence-Hall, Resilience, Resources, Rights, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Teens, University, Work, Workforce, Workplace

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations The next few weeks, when your student sits down to decide which college they will call home for the next four years, might be a mix of magical and

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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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COVID-19

FAACT's Resource Page on COVID-19

April 9, 2020  |  AAAAI, ACAAI, Action-Plan, Adolescents, Adults, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis-Action-Plan, Awareness, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, Caregivers, CDC, Children, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Healthcare, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Parent, Pediatrician, Readlabels, Safety-Tips, School, Self-Care, Support, Teens, Tips, Travel, WHO, Workplace

Updated 9/4/22 Given the global spread of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, we appreciate that these are uncertain and stressful times. The safety and health of all individuals is always the highest priority

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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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College to Career

College to Career with Food Allergies

March 12, 2018  |  Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Awareness, Blog, Catered-events, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Food, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Know-the-faacts, Patient, Restaurant, Self-care, Support, Travel, Work, Workplace

I am currently in the midst of my last semester of my MBA in Healthcare Management at the University of Connecticut! Throughout my healthcare courses, I have gained a greater passion for the clinical aspect of the healthcare industry. I am eager to learn more about patient care.

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