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Arizona Food Allergy Alliance | Accomplishments
- AFAA International Pen Pal peer support program for youth and siblings with food allergies
- Statewide legisltation initiative for stock epinephrine in schools 2012-2013
- Statewide legislation initiative for education in restaurants 2012
- Clark County School District in Nevada, utilizes AFAA's 2012 social media wall photo "Exclude the Food, Not the Child" in their food allergy and anaphylaxis training materials.
- Initiated the accountability and high standards of FDA regarding drug commercials, which resulted in the April 2012 Mylan-Dey Epi-Pen ad being pulled from public consumption.
- FREE membership to the entire community of Arizona including those with food allergies, their care
givers, family members, medical community and others interested
- A National resource for the latest news and resources in food allergy and anaphylaxis
- Run 100% by non-paid volunteers
- Respected Medical Advisory Board comprised of Board Certified Arizona Allergists, RN, EMT/First
Responder, Nutritionist and Professional Advocate in 504 and IEP Plans - Well known in media as go-to resource for information and resources
- Go-to resource for allergists statewide, as a referral to those with food allergies and anaphylaxis
- Complimentary Safe @ School training program for Arizona schools, day cares, after school
programs, churches, camps and more - Lending Library housed in 3 of Arizona’s largest county library systems (Pima, Pinal, Maricopa)
- Helping Hand program for one-on-one support
- Ask the Cook for complimentary specialized professional information on cooking, baking,
substitutions and more - Ask the Advocate for complimentary specialized professional information on 504 and IEP Plans
- Innovative support through in-person meetings statewide, as well as online virtual meetings with
professional speakers and Q&A forums - Quarterly online Book Club with Ask the Author. National and Internationally known and respected
authors join us for Q&A regarding the current book selection - Play dates statewide for children across Arizona to meet and interact with peers
- After Hours, a social get together for adults statewide at select locations to interact with peers
- Camp Ye bik’ehgo, the first ever Summer Day Camp for food allergic children in the Western United States
- Food-free Easter Egg Hunts statewide, and FREE to the local communities
- Food-free Trunk-or-Treats statewide, and FREE to the local communities
- Created an awareness and education campaign for Food Allergy Awareness Week that spread
internationally - Sweets for Soldiers, a program on concert with Operation Gratitude, to provide a way for food
allergic to gather candy at Halloween that is not safe for them, and donate it to soldiers serving our country - Created a Restaurant Training Initiative for Arizona food establishments that later turned into SB 1278 under Senator Linda Lopez, and will be reheard in 2013 session
- Created food allergy super hero coloring pages to educate younger children with food allergies, along
with their peers and classmates - An respected go-to interactive high-tech website with webcasts, resources, and more