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Caregivers and Food Allergies: How to Enjoy Your Time Away

February 17, 2016 | Action-plan, Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, Restaurant, Safety-tips, Support, Tips, Travel

by Tami Pyles The words “date night” for most parents evoke feelings of excitement and romance, but when you are the parents of a child with food allergies, leaving your little one for the evening can be

FAACT Initiatives for 2016

January 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Camp-tag, Civil-Rights, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, Food-allergies, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Giving, School, School-resources, Secondary, Support, Support-group

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEOHappy New Year! I am so excited to be starting 2016 with FAACT’s leadership team and all of you. FAACT had a successful 2015, and we are excited about the

Preparing for the Holidays with Food Allergies

November 23, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Dining-out, Education, Epinephrine, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-allergy, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Holiday, Holiday-tips, Holidays, Medications, Recipes, Safety-tips, Support, Thanksgiving, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

Guest Blog for The National Peanut Board by Eleanor Garrow-Holding Eleanor Garrow-Holding, president & CEO of FAACT, shares her tips on traveling and eating in/out while successfully managing food allergies during

Talk Time

August 18, 2015 | Action-plan, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Anaphylaxis-action-plan, Awareness, Blog, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Support

There is an amazing phenomenon that takes place in our food allergy world. A parent can advocate to a large room of people, inspire them to be part of the solution, and make an astounding difference. Place this parent

My Camp TAG Experience

August 4, 2015 | Adolescents, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Camptag, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, Nutrition, Summer, Summer-camp, Support, Teens

When my Mom told me about Camp TAG in Big Bear, California, I was excited to go to a summer camp where my worries about my food allergies wouldn’t go to camp with me. On my first day at camp, I met many new and

Eleanor Garrow-Holding Honored for Commitment to Health Care and Nonprofits

July 6, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, CEO, Education, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Healthcare, Nonprofit, President, Professional-Women, Support

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) honored Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT founder and its current President & CEO, as a 2015-2016 Woman of the Year. The group recognized Eleanor with this distinction

Three Tips for Surviving the Summer with Food Allergies

June 23, 2015 | Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Blog, Epinephrine, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, Safety-tips, Summer, Sunscreen, Support

by Lauren Kossack I’ve always loved summer, but now that I’m a mom with school-aged children, my love for summer has grown as I cherish the time I get to spend with my boys. Each day is filled with so many

When Embracing Positivity is Hard

May 26, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, School, Support

by Kathy Thornburg I am all in favor of promoting positivity when it comes to living with food allergies. I don't want for my son to feel his life is limited or that he has less worth because of his medical and dietary

New FAACT and ACAAI Campaign Seeks to Close the Gap on Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management Awareness

April 29, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Board-certified-allergist, campaign, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Patient, pediatrician, School, Support, Support-group

by Eleanor Garrow-Holding, FAACT President & CEO Food allergy management is in the news and discussed on social media more than ever. That’s good news for people living with food allergies, because the more friends

Love Remembers Day: What It Means For All

March 27, 2015 | Advocacy, Allergy, Allergy-awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Education, Epinephrine, Food-allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Medications, School, Support

A little over 10 years ago, I remember being a happy mom, feeling so fortunate to have my three children. My oldest had asthma concerns in his younger years but had stabilized well and life seemed good. Suddenly, in an