By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. FoodAllergyConsulting.com As part of our Beyond Awareness Food Allergy Educational Campaign for 2015, this month we are focusing on knowing how to use your epinephrine auto-injector. This month’s campaign is hosted by friend and fellow food allergy advocate, Sharon Wong of NutFreeWok. Her blog post is an excellent read and.. read more →
By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. FoodAllergyConsulting.com Moving beyond awareness to education: Each month I will launching an educational campaign to help get important information about managing food allergies out to greater community. I hope that you will join me! The educational campaign for February is #WhereIsYourEPI? The purpose of this campaign is to emphasize the.. read more →
As 2014 comes to a close, it is a natural time for reflection. In addition to making resolutions in my personal life, I have been thinking about our food allergy community and all that has happened this year. There were high highs like Sean Parker donating $24 million to the cause, and the new.. read more →
I first met Kyle in my role as President of Food Allergy Education Network. We had hired him to be the entertainment for our Dance-a-thon fundraiser. I had heard some of his songs, but had never seen him in action. That May, he put on a show that had all the children singing and cheering.. read more →
By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. www.FoodAllergyConsulting.com The view from Ronald Reagan International Airport. Unfortunately, it’s the only sightseeing I was able to fit in. Last week, Laurel Francoeur and I traveled to Washington D.C. to present a webinar from Food Allergy Research & Education , Food Allergies in the Early Care Setting. .. read more →
By Gina Mennett Lee, M.Ed. Many schools and childcare centers are wrestling with this very question. But the answer could be closer than one might expect. Rules and expectations are a regular part of the school setting. We just need to apply them to this specific concern. Here is an example. Many schools have programs.. read more →