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ABOUT PAK
  •     Formed in April 2006 by parents that have children with various food allergies.
  •     Our members include parents of children (from babies to young adults) with life-threatening food, latex and venom allergies.
  •     PAK has grown to 650 members in Charlotte, North Carolina and the surrounding area.
  •     We have a variety of meetings, guest speakers, playgroups and special events such as a Food Free Zone Knights Baseball Game and seasonal food free children's events.
  •     PAK has a Medical Advisory Board made up of top allergists in our area...

Sanjay J. Khiani, MD, MBA
Family Allergy Asthma & Sinus Care
www.AllergyForAll.com
704.817.2022

 Steven McEldowney, MD
Allergy & Asthma Care of Blakeney
www.allergyofblakeney.com
704-752-3773 
John Gray Norris, M.D.
Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center
www.carolinaasthma.com
704-246-3794

 

Maeve O'Conn​or, MD FACAAI FAAAAI
AAIR of Charlotte
www.aairofcharlotte.com
704-910-1402
Vandana K. Patel, M.D.
Asthma & Allergy Specialists, PA
www.asthmanc.com
704-341-9600
Ekta B. Shah, MD
Charlotte Medical Clinic- Allergy and Immunology
www.charlottemedical.org
704-355-9659

The PAK motto is "Live Life...Bring Epi" We strive to be a support group not just for parents, but for our children as well...


                             

OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Parents of Allergic Kids' goal is to provide a supportive environment for parents of and the children who have serious food allergies. We want to raise awareness about the prevalence and severity of food allergies. We also want to educate parents, caregivers, professionals, and our children's peers about safely caring for our children. We are not a professional organization. We are a network of friends who support each other. Be sure to discuss individual health questions and medical issues with your own qualified personal physician or health professional.


JOIN PAK

To Join PAK, please enter your information below. We are a free support group in the Charlotte, NC  and surrounding cities (i.e. Huntersville, Mooresville, Salisbury, Matthews, Ft. Mill, SC)  We will set you up in our email database to receive monthly newsletters and invitation to join the PAK Facebook group.   Our private Facebook group is a great way to connect with local members and is ideal for group discussions.   If you have any questions for the coordinators of Parents of Allergic Kids, please email info@pakcharlotte.org
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PAK Coordinators are volunteer parents of children with food allergies. Please allow 48 hours for our coordinators to answer your request to join. Feel free to check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pak.charlotte?fref=ts

PAK NEWS

We are thrilled to announce there are not one, but TWO Non-Specific Epinephrine in School Bills being heard in our Senate and House! S.B. 700 and H.B. 824! They are moving through, but still need support. Please email us at info@pakcharlotte.org for a list of Senators and Representatives you can email to show support.

Here are links to several news pieces our PAK members were apart of... Local and National News!
http://www.wcnc.com/news/politics/Bill-pushes-for-life-saving-treatments-in-schools--204356481.html

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/51649791/#51649791

http://www.hickoryrecord.com/statesville/news/article_29b8650c-aafa-11e2-b862-0019bb30f31a.html



Noshed It, a food allergy app recently developed by a PAK member, is donating $1 to PAK for each user review posted on the iPhone or iPad app during the month of May ($1,000 maximum).  All you have to do is include a picture of your dish with your review and end your review comment with #pakclt.
  • Download the app at the Itunes Store under Apps: Noshed It.  Learn more at www.noshedit.com or www.facebook.com/NoshedIt.
  • Set the dietary profile that you want to show on the dishes you review.
  • Logging into the app with Facebook or Twitter will give you one click log in for future use and will automatically connect that account, saving you time.
  • You can change your dietary profile or social media connections anytime.
  • We never post to your social media accounts without specific direction from you :)
  • Feel free to submit a review for a dish each time you eat it.  Seeing that the same person eats the same dish frequently is valuable information for food allergic diners.
  • We encourage you to pass along this opportunity to any of your friends with dietary restrictions, so they can review dishes in support of PAK as well.
As always, please exercise due diligence and use your own best judgment in using any new program. Thank you for your support,  PAK Coordinators
VERY IMPORTANT MEETING DATE TO GET MORE FUNDING FOR CMS SCHOOL NURSES: MAY 30, 2013 at 6pm at the Government Center at 600 E. Fourth Street. WEAR RED and hold one of our nurses signs. If you can only do one thing to help, please attend this mtg. We will start to gather outside the meeting room around 5:30pm Reminders to come but PLEASE SAVE THE DATE! Bring your kids or get a sitter and bring friends!

Here is information for a great resource for our group...

Raquel Durban is a registered dietitian with Asthma and Allergy Specialists, PA. She is expanding her care to patients outside of the practice.  Raquel's recommendations and goals that are reasonable and realistic for the patient and family. Her nutrition counseling services include:  Pediatric and Adult food allergies, food reintroduction, pediatric weight management and nutritional management for various disease states.  Appointments available by request: 704-341-9600 ext 1302 or rdurban@asthmanc.com


PAK IS IN LIVING WITHOUT MAGAZINE!
 http://www.livingwithout.com/issues/4_22/strength-in-numbers-3020-1.html
The article is called Strength in Numbers. You can read our quotes under the "Helping Hand" section of the story.
PAK Advocacy Council is formed to work on projects such as help pass legislation for all North Carolina schools to have non-specific epinephrine and for our local schools to have more nurses on staff. If you are interested in helping these and other food allergy related projects, please email info@pakcharlotte.org. Here are some recent news pieces that highlight these important issues...

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/some-parents-lawmakers-want-all-nc-schools-carry-e/nPw4C/

http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/660595/legislators-study-proposal-of-epi-pens-in-schools



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Here are links to several food allergy articles and news pieces our local PAK members were a part of...

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=10626826

http://www.wcnc.com/charlotte-today/Fears-over-food-allergies-92423639.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703808904575025013194645130.html

http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/611042/mother-creates-web-site-to-combat-food-allergies

http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/local/Singer-Song-Writer-Makes-Food-Allergies-Cool-124575084.html


Parents of Allergic Kids is not a professional or medical organization.  It is a group of individuals sharing information and supporting each other.  The discussions, meeting minutes, handouts, speakers, agendas and other products of this group do not constitute medical and /or legal advice and should not be relied upon as such.  Always discuss individual health / medical concerns with a qualified personal physician.

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