As "Celiacs Helping Celiacs," CSA is a collection of concerned individuals, doing what we can to increase awareness of CD/DH and to advocate for those living a gluten-free lifestyle. Please take a moment and see how you can join the effort and help spread the word.

• Participate in Celiac Awareness Month. Organize event(s) in your area promoting October as Celiac Disease Awareness Month.

• Write a Letter to a Food Manufacturer or a Letter to a Drug Manufacturer explaining your need for expanded ingredient labeling.

• Participate in Surveys & Studies.

• Offering to help them navigate the local grocery stores and food marts.

• Invite a them to your local CSA chapter meetings.

• Share your old CSA Gluten-Free Product Listing with newly diagnosed, libraries and medical centers.

The CSA Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity Physician Education Program (CSA-PEP) was launched in 2009. CSA-PEP is a comprehensive education program with a goal of increasing rate of assessment, diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity in the United States by compiling a comprehensive set of educational materials on celiac disease and delivering this information to 70,000 physicians and medical students by the year 2012.

CSA is part of the following Advocacy Groups

• Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC)
• Alliance for a Stronger FDA
• Genetic Alliance

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