Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) is May 10-16 this year. Every year we join with Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) to honor FAAW. We wanted to share some of the ways you can get involved and help build the growing awareness of different types of food allergies, such as Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES).
Over the last four years, we have watched our little ones grow right alongside the Foundation. So many of the new families we “met” after our founding now contact us with their inspirational stories– we proudly hear the stories of children outgrowing FPIES and the stories of children thriving in Read more…
FPIES: Simple Words, Complex Realities By Nichole L. Huff, Ph.D., CFLE One evening last week, in reviewing the papers sent home in my kindergartner’s daily folder, I noticed a flyer for a school fundraiser. An ice cream social. On Friday my son could have a big scoop of ice cream from a Read more…
Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 10-16th) has recently been expanded to include FoodAllergy ACTION month. Plus, this year a National FPIES day on May 4th has been included to honor the month of Allergy Awareness. National FPIES Day is in addition to Global FPIES Day, on Oct.14th, established by The Foundation in 2014. Two Read more…
Raise Awareness to FPIES with custom wristbands! With food allergy and FPIES allergy education and awareness days approaching, wristbands can be a great way to wear your awareness. We have teamed up with WristbandBros.com to give one lucky family living with FPIES a chance to win 200 free wristbands and a free design consultation! Read more…
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness month! In 1998, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, now Food Allergy Research and Education Foundation (FARE), created Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) to educate others about food allergies, a potentially life-threatening medical condition. This year, FARE has declared the entire month of May Food Allergy Read more…
As May began, the FPIES Foundation initiated the Twitter campaign #IKNOWNOWFPIES in honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week. We asked FPIES families to tell us what they know now that they didn’t know when their child was diagnosed. From the first “I know now” post – “I didn’t know that you could have a delayed Read more…
There are many ways to raise awareness. When explaining FPIES to your child’s pediatrician, you are raising awareness. When you sit down with your child’s daycare provider to explain safety precautions necessary to keep your child as free from reactions during the day, you are raising awareness. The setting doesn’t Read more…
Awareness is Action, and YOU help pave the path! At The FPIES Foundation, we recognize and stress the importance of awareness for this rare disorder. Because FPIES is rare, families can experience difficulty finding medical providers that are familiar with this diagnosis, and can receive poor advice from well-meaning friends Read more…
The FPIES Foundation presents an awareness slideshow for FPIES (Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) for Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) 2012. The video stars some adorable children who just happen to have FPIES. For more information on FPIES visit: www.thefpiesfoundation.org Video created by: Katie Lou Music by: Kevin Read more…