Who are we: Our members consist of individuals, parents, professionals, friends and families affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis. We are your neighbors, your co-workers or members of your child’s class or sport team. More importantly we are ordinary people living with an extraordinary health issue.

Our Vision: To be a proactive advocate and resource in food allergy and anaphylaxis awareness.

Our Mission: To Support, Educate and Advocate for those with food allergies, and to raise awareness in the community by providing a consistent approach to food allergy and anaphylaxis management.

Objectives: To be a respected resource for food allergy management in the state of Arizona.  

• To outreach to the medical community to help support those newly diagnosed with food allergies.
• To provide School Trainings based on the Arizona Resource Guide for Managing Life-threatening Food Allergies in Arizona Schools.
• To continue work with the Arizona Department of Education to provide an annual training for School Nurses on Food Allergy Management in the school setting.
• To develop an on-line training module based on the Arizona Resource Guide that prepares school personnel on food allergy management.
• To develop an interactive, dynamic website that will serve as a resource to those with food allergies as well as the community at large.

Achievements: Since our founding in 2005, we have built trust within the local and medical communities proving PAN to be a responsible and sound organization.

• Developed Guidelines for Managing Life-threatening Food Allergies in Arizona Schools with support of the Arizona Department of Health and the Arizona Department of Education.
• Ongoing promotion with the Arizona Department of Education to present the Guidelines for Managing Life-threatening Food Allergies in Arizona Schools.
• Host an on-line community forum providing pertinent, insightful, local information from those living and learning with food allergies to others living and learning with food allergies.
• Provide activities, play dates, and Parent’s Night Out for parents of food allergic children to meet and network. 
• 2010 Mariel C. Furlong Award Winner from the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) for Community Service.
• Consultants to the Phoenix Coyotes and Jobing.com Arena for their implemention of an "Allergy Friendly Suite".