Food allergy advocacy is important work and raising awareness does matter!
It is so important to advocate for yourself and/or your child with food allergies. This helps to create a supportive and safe environment as you empower others to understand the severity of food allergies and anaphylaxis. There are many myths and misconceptions about food allergies so your advocacy is necessary to protect the life of someone with life-threatening food allergies. By alerting the consciousness of the individuals in a community to what food allergy is, how to recognize a reaction and what action to take in the event of a reaction, we seek to improve the overall level of understanding.
Our advocacy and awareness efforts benefit the food allergy community in many ways and highlight the need for more research and funding with the hope of advancing a cure soon. FACET encourages each person to be compassionate and empathetic toward individuals with special needs. Food allergies are serious; protect a life by advocating to create and maintain a supportive environment.
Our advocacy and awareness efforts benefit the food allergy community in many ways and highlight the need for more research and funding with the hope of advancing a cure soon. FACET encourages each person to be compassionate and empathetic toward individuals with special needs. Food allergies are serious; protect a life by advocating to create and maintain a supportive environment.
*Advocacy BEGINS with family and friends. You set the example that will inspire others to follow your lead.
*Be proactive with healthcare and remain vigilant in health management. Do not be afraid to seek a second opinion.
*Always carry emergency medication: TWO Epi-Pens, antihistamine, and/or asthma inhaler, etc
*If you are a parent of a school-aged child, get a 504 plan to ensure your child's right to a safe learning environment.
*Join the PTA to become more involved in school policy implementation.
*Join or create a support group.
*Reach out to the community to spread awareness through education and advocacy. Become familiar with available resources. *Participate in a FARE Walk for Food Allergy in your area.
*Contact your local/state/federal representatives to show appreciation or voice your concern for needed legislation regarding food allergies and anaphylaxis.
*Research, Research, Research to stay informed.
*Be proactive with healthcare and remain vigilant in health management. Do not be afraid to seek a second opinion.
*Always carry emergency medication: TWO Epi-Pens, antihistamine, and/or asthma inhaler, etc
*If you are a parent of a school-aged child, get a 504 plan to ensure your child's right to a safe learning environment.
*Join the PTA to become more involved in school policy implementation.
*Join or create a support group.
*Reach out to the community to spread awareness through education and advocacy. Become familiar with available resources. *Participate in a FARE Walk for Food Allergy in your area.
*Contact your local/state/federal representatives to show appreciation or voice your concern for needed legislation regarding food allergies and anaphylaxis.
*Research, Research, Research to stay informed.
In this Advocacy section of the website, there are many options for our FACETeers to become involved in our initiatives to raise awareness and be involved with public policy. We encourage you to explore federal, state and local legislation as well as grass roots movements to raise awareness of food allergy and anaphylaxis.
Join FACET.
Our mission is to improve the social aspect of food allergy through support, education, and advocacy as a group of individuals and families affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
FACET strives to accomplish our mission with the following advocacy goals:
Advocacy in Public Policy
FACET strives to accomplish our mission with the following advocacy goals:
Advocacy in Public Policy
- Construct and promote advocacy efforts to educate and raise awareness of the severity of food allergies in public policy.
- Implement a course of action that will initiate the State of Tennessee, local school districts and individual schools to comply and improve upon current guidelines and procedures regarding the management of food allergy and emergency protocol.
Grassroots Movements:
If you are interested in joining our efforts to promote awareness and education regarding the seriousness of food allergies, please contact Becky at joinfacet@yahoo.com or complete the online membership form. Please understand that monetary contributions are not required to participate in our advocacy efforts. As a FACETeer, you will have the opportunity to participate in letter writing campaigns, conduct media interviews, support local training events and, most importantly, be a food allergy community representative!
We encourage school districts across Tennessee to participate in the School Authorization of Epinephrine Act. The first step is to determine the current situation in your school district and then we will move forward as needed. You or another volunteer/advocate should call the school district’s coordinated health contact person, school nurse, or school principal. We'd like to know if he/she is aware of the law AND if this school or school district has discussed stocking auto-injectors this school year. Also, what, if any, are their plans?
Once we get that basic information, we’ll know what the situation is on the ground in our school districts. We can then determine next steps on how to work with school districts and encourage them to implement this law.
