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“Axe the Food Tax”
Food Policy

“Axe the Food Tax”

ByKathy Downing February 3, 2022February 11, 2022

Food Equality Initiative signed on to a letter of support, urging Kansas lawmakers to pass a straight-forward bill to end the food tax. 

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The Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Food Policy | Nutrition

The Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021

ByKathy Downing December 10, 2021February 1, 2022

Nearly 40 states require some type of coverage for necessary medical nutrition. However, not everyone meets this coverage.

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FEI Advocate: Nehgar
Community | FEI News | Food Policy

FEI Advocate: Nehgar

BySofia Gillespie October 18, 2021February 2, 2022

Nehgar said, “I would love to do anything to help families across the nation, because it is really necessary. People are struggling.”

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FEI Advocate: Dawn
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FEI Advocate: Dawn

BySofia Gillespie October 18, 2021March 5, 2022

Dawn said: I need to go to advocate. Someone can benefit from my story. People need to know what it is like to be an adult with food allergies.

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Food is Food Allergy Medicine
Español | Food Policy

Food is Food Allergy Medicine

BySofia Gillespie September 6, 2021March 2, 2022

In food allergy, we sometimes forget to think of food in a positive sense; that food can actually make you feel better. Food is medicine.

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FOOD IS MEDICINE
Español | Food Policy

FOOD IS MEDICINE

BySofia Gillespie September 6, 2021March 2, 2022

Medicine was traditionally viewed as a drug, but we are understanding more that healthy food is medicine and should be made more accessible.

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Food is EoE Medicine
Español | Food Policy

Food is EoE Medicine

BySofia Gillespie September 6, 2021March 2, 2022

Food is medicine is broadening people’s viewpoints in EoE to think outside the box: ‘hey, my child is being treated, it just isn’t a pill.’

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Food is Celiac Disease Medicine
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Food is Celiac Disease Medicine

BySofia Gillespie September 6, 2021March 2, 2022

It takes collaboration with a registered dietician to learn how to eat gluten free in a way that nourishes the body. Food is medicine.

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Food Laws: Intro to Changemaking
Food Policy | Education

Food Laws: Intro to Changemaking

BySofia Gillespie September 1, 2021February 18, 2022

Thank you so much for joining us for part one of our new webinar series, Food Laws: Intro to Changemaking.

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The Grocery Store: A Scavenger Hunt
Community | FEI News | Food Policy

The Grocery Store: A Scavenger Hunt

BySofia Gillespie September 1, 2021April 8, 2022

In order to get the free-from foods their bodies require, food allergic and celiac individuals have to spend a lot more on grocery shopping.

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