Houston's Hometown Anchor Has Full-Time Commitment to Food Allergy Management
FAAN (The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) is pleased to announce that Emmy-nominated news anchor Dominique Sachse has teamed up with FAAN to help advocate for the millions of Americans with food allergies and help raise the profile of this potentially life-threatening medical condition by becoming one of its Ambassadors Who Care.
Sachse, an award-winning journalist for Houston's KPRC Local 2, has a personal connection to food allergies – her 5-year-old son recently outgrew his a milk allergy, which he was diagnosed with as an infant. She knows firsthand about the lifestyle changes and the challenges of raising a child with food allergies. She also realizes this medical condition is something that many Americans don't understand.
"I find some people to be acutely aware and others to be completely in the dark on this subject," Sachse said. "It just reminds me that the message needs to get out there with frequency, and as a journalist, I'm thrilled to have the platform to do that."
This Saturday, Sept. 11, Sachse will serve as the Local Honorary Chair of the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy in Houston, and will work with FAAN to raise awareness and educate others.
"Dominique has connected with millions of Texans as 'Houston's Hometown Anchor' and we are thrilled that she has joined us in our daily fight to increase awareness about this serious medical condition," said FAAN CEO Julia Bradsher. "Until there is a cure, we need to continue with our efforts to protect those with food allergies."
As a mother of a child who grew up with a food allergy, Sachse has an intimate familiarity with the adjustments that come with a food allergy diagnosis, such as the meticulous reading of ingredient labels and packing a safe treat for her son when he attends birthday parties.
"If my story helps another mom or family in the same situation, then I've given support to someone who might have felt they were dealing with this alone," she said. "There's comfort in numbers."
ABOUT FAAN
Founded in 1991, FAAN (The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) is the world leader in information, programs, and resources about food allergy, a potentially life-threatening medical condition that afflicts approximately 12 million Americans, or one out of every 25. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN has approximately 25,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and 58 other countries. It is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educating people about the condition, and to advancing research on behalf of all those affected by it. FAAN provides information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their families, schools, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food industry, and government officials. For more information, please visit FAAN at www.foodallergy.org.
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Jennifer Love
Marketing and Media Communications
Manager
703-563-3061 (direct)
301-639-4811 (cell)
jlove@foodallergy.org
