The National Foundation For Celiac Awareness has an entire initiative in place to help spread awareness of Celiac Disease during Celiac Disease Awareness Month (and of course beyond). Titled “Celiac Awareness Month 2013: Fuel The Family” the campaign offers a one stop website to access the following resources:

1. General information about Celiac Disease.
2. Gluten Free Product of the Day.
3. PDFs for talking to your family members about getting diagnostic testing, and to assist them in talking to their doctor about testing and diagnosis.
4. Information on uncoming Webinars, Twitter Chats, and other events.
5. Links to sponsored fundraising events for the NFCA, sponsored by So Delicious and Eat Smart.
6. A Blogger Campaign, in which highlighted blogger’s will share stories about their family experiences with and attitudes towards diagnosis.
7. An awareness toolkit with all of the above listed in one easy to read and printable document!

Fuel the Family is an incredibly important concept. Even though I was diagnosed over 3 years ago, no member of my family (despite my kind words and their symptoms) has gone for diagnosis, and I am a social worker so I know how to talk the talk! Therefore I am happy to see this as the NCFA’S overarching goal this Awareness Month. This is a great resource to tackle the tricky area of speaking to family members about your needs, and their risks. Of course, it obviously also highlights many other areas in which you can become involved in becoming more educated, giving back, and spreading awareness.

You can access the full website Here.
To access the Tool Kit Go Here.