Allergy Insider | Newsletter: August 2023
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Be prepared and confident for fall with our 2023 back-to-school campaign.

Discover tips, resources, #FoodAllergyHacks, and more to help you navigate the fall season confidently with food allergy.
 
Thank you to our leading sponsors, ALLERJECT®, the Peanut Bureau of Canada, Chapman’s, and EpiPen®. Learn more about our sponsors and their special offers.

Create public awareness for all food allergies by sharing our #MoreThanPeanuts social media campaign.

Learn more about our new curriculum-linked program and share it with the educators you know. We need your help to ensure classrooms across the country are teaching this valuable program.

Take our short survey by August 18th and let us know if you would attend an in-person food allergy conference.

August 15th at 12pm EDT: Making allergy management a habit

September 19th at 12pm EDT: Milk allergy management

September 28th at 12pm EDT: Treating anaphylaxis and what you need to know about Benadryl®

Check out our tips to stay allergy aware while enjoying these final lazy hazy summer days and getting ready for the fall.
Research

If you are a parent/caregiver of a child with food allergy or an adult with food allergy, you are invited to participate in an international study on needs you may have for psychological support when managing food allergy.

The researchers are conducting paid online or phone interviews. Learn more and participate in this important study.

Find out the answer to this question and learn more about goat's milk in particular.
Webinars and Events
Learn about behavioural science and how it can help you form good food allergy management habits and build them into your daily life.
Learn the difference between milk allergy and lactose intolerance, the prevalence of milk allergy, and the possibility for outgrowing it.
Hear about the importance of using epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis, when antihistamines might be given, and what the safety concerns are with first generation antihistamines, like Benadryl®.
Sign up your 7-15-year-old for the fall session of Allergy Pals/Allies.

The free, 8-week online session will run from September 24th to November 12th.

Attend our free 90-minute interactive webinar on how to manage food allergy and risk of anaphylaxis on a daily basis.

Next session is August 9th, spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!

Learn about our support groups and get in touch with one.

Plus, find out about upcoming support group meet ups in BC and ON.

This month, we’re sharing #BackToSchool advice!

Watch our webinars on back-to-school through ages and stages, including elementary and middle school, high school, and post-secondary, and a special session just for parents! 
Ask the Allergist
This month Dr. Julia Upton answers a question about food allergy and cooking oil.

Do you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the allergist? Send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
Ask the Dietitian
If you are managing milk allergy, learn about the considerations for milk alternatives that are plant-based.

Do you have a food allergy-related question for Ask the dietitian? Send it to us at info@foodallergycanada.ca.
Special Feature: From the community
Spreading food allergy awareness with Project Give Back!

Read our interview with four amazing students and learn more about how they are educating their peers on food allergy!
Ways to Give
You can do some incredible things to raise money for food allergy awareness, education, and advocacy.

Find out how you can fundraise and become one of our #FoodAllergyChampions like Olivia, Ruth and Tiffany. Learn about their fundraisers and how you can start your own.  
Help transform the lives of Canadians with food allergy. Learn the many ways your donation will make a difference.

All donations $20 and above receive a tax receipt.
Make an ongoing impact and help ensure we can sustain our advocacy and educational programming.

Select “Monthly Gift” on the online donation form and enter the amount you want to donate. Or call us at 1 866 785-5660.
Read our latest annual impact report to learn how we’re making an impact.

You can view our impact in numbers for a visual look at our impact, read stories from the community, learn about the impact being made by others, discover how funding is allocated across our priorities, learn about the progress with our long-term advocacy initiatives, and more!