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Trace Adkins Encourages You to Join FAAN
Please join Trace Adkins in the fight against food allergies by becoming a member of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. You, too, can stay informed, and help give the food allergy community a stronger voice. Become a FAAN member today! Watch a public service announcement from Trace Adkins about his support for FAAN.
Food allergies are no laughing matter to country music star Trace Adkins. Making a difference by helping friends manage their food allergy is music to his ears. Watch a public service announcement from Trace Adkins about getting your game on.
Between performances, Trace Adkins also continues to advocate for children with food allergies, and recently appeared on the show The Doctors.
Tips for Eating Out
Chef Ming Tsai has some tips to share for eating out with food allergies. Listen!
Mariel C. Furlong Awards for Making a Difference
Do you know a person or group that has done an outstanding job in educating others about food allergies? Or someone who has volunteered his or her personal or professional time to create a food allergy awareness program? How about someone who has made managing food allergies easier for you and your family, or for anyone else you know? Here is your opportunity to show how much you appreciate this hard work and support. Nominate the person or group for a Mariel C. Furlong Award for Making a Difference.
FAAN Grandparent Award
Do you know a grandparent who has done an outstanding job caring or advocating for children with food allergies? The contribution may have involved a single significant event or an accumulation of effort over a period of time. Here is your opportunity to show how much you appreciate their support. Nominate the grandparent for a FAAN Grandparent Award.
Welcoming Guests With Food Allergies
With one in 25 Americans reporting a food allergy, restaurants are increasingly likely to have customers who require a special meal. Welcoming Guests With Food Allergies provides tools to train restaurant staff to safely prepare and serve food to guests with food allergies.
Available for free, this comprehensive program is an updated and revised version of an earlier training program published by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). This 60-page guide includes case studies, best practices, up-to-date research, food labeling information, and practical strategies for avoiding cross-contact, as well as suggested procedures for keeping guests safe and steps to prepare for an allergic emergency. Restaurants can use this guide as a basis for their food allergy management programs.
Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy
In honor of the 11th annual Food Allergy Awareness Week, May 11-17, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) unveiled its new advocacy initiative “Five Steps Forward for Food Allergy.”
Research Study: Call for Participants
Do you have a child under 12 months of age with an egg, milk, or peanut allergy? You and your child may qualify to participate in an NIH co-sponsored study to discover ways for better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of food allergy. This observations study includes typical food allergy care including usual skin and blood tests, and treatment all free of charge as part of the study. Learn more to see if would like to participate in this important study.
Support Group Information
Studies and feedback from our members indicate that belonging to a support or education group can help relieve some of the stress or worry of managing food allergies day-to-day. We’ve added a Support Group section to our website to help you contact people in your local area.
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