Living with Food Allergies.
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Welcome to Food Allergies - Rochester, MN. We are a community that seeks to support, encourage, educate and advocate for individuals living with food allergies.
Please join us for our next virtual meeting, on Thursday, 4/15/21 at 7:30 pm (CDT)! Hear from our round-table panel and learn from a group of seasoned allergy parents share their tips and tricks for keeping kids with allergies safe in school. Hear more about 504 plans, helpful conversation starters for your child's teacher and other parents, snack ideas, and more. To register for this great event please click the button below and a Zoom link will be emailed to you. IMPORTANT: Click HERE to read about accessing safe food during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Today 1 in 13 children and 1 in 10 adults have a food allergy and more than 40% and 50%, respectively, have experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction.* Claim lines with diagnoses of anaphylaxis have risen 377% between 2007 and 2016. Click the image to the right for more information. Click the button below to learn more about our group. |
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For the Newly Diagnosed
Food Allergy Highlights
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Infographics provided by FARE. Published with permission.
Advocacy
Help Protect Students with Food Allergies When Classrooms Reopen
Take action by reaching out to your state official through FARE's website. Click the button below.
FASTER Act
The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA). This package of federal policy changes seeks to improve the health, safety and inclusion of the 32 million Americans living with food allergies.
Click the button below to learn more and urge our elected officials to cosponsor this vital piece of legislation.
Click the button below to learn more and urge our elected officials to cosponsor this vital piece of legislation.
