BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aafa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTSTAMP:20260918T124057Z CREATED:20260917T202700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T124057Z UID:10000041-1790812800-1793491199@aafa.org SUMMARY:Eczema Awareness Month 2026 DESCRIPTION:During October\, join the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) as we raise awareness of eczema. \nAround 18.9 million adults and 8 million children in the U.S. have eczema. This equals about 1 in 14 adults and 1 in 9 children. URL:https://aafa.org/event/eczema-awareness-month-2026-begins/ CATEGORIES:Awareness Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aafa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eczema-awareness-month-october.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTSTAMP:20260923T112119Z CREATED:20251001T130516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T112119Z UID:10000023-1790812800-1790899199@aafa.org SUMMARY:Urticaria Day (UDAY) 2026 DESCRIPTION:AAFA joins We CU\, Allergy & Asthma Network\, and The Mast Cell Disease Society\, Inc. (TMS) in recognizing Urticaria Day (UDAY) on October 1\, 2026. \nWhat is urticaria (hives)? \nHives (urticaria) are a type of swelling of the skin and are a common symptom of allergic reactions. Hives are itchy\, raised bumps\, called welts or wheals\, on the skin. They can look like bug bites. Hives can be acute (lasting a short time) or chronic (lasting longer than 6 weeks). \n\nAcute hives are defined as hives lasting between a few minutes\, hours\, or days and no longer than 6 weeks. They can happen for a few reasons: allergic reaction\, infection\, or inflammation in the body.\nContact hives are a form of acute hives. The hives occur at the site of contact with the allergen or irritating substance\, up to 1 hour after the exposure. Contact hives can often go away if the area is washed off\, and otherwise usually go away within a day.\nChronic hives (chronic urticaria) occur almost daily and by definition have to last for more than 6 weeks. They are rarely caused by an allergic reaction to food or environmental trigger. The two common types of chronic hives are chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)\, which are hives that occur for no known reason\, and chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU). CIndU are hives triggered by known physical factors such as cold\, heat\, pressure\, friction\, vibrations\, exercising\, sweating\, and UV sunlight (rare).\n\nAbout UDAY 2026: \n\nThe theme of UDAY 2026 is Take Back Control From Itch to Understanding.\nThis awareness day aims to highlight the unmet needs of people living with urticaria and the vital role of clinical research in driving progress.\nUDAY 2026 is supported by the Urticaria Network E.V. (UNEV)\, the UCARE network\, Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform\, and many organizations worldwide. URL:https://aafa.org/event/urticaria-day-uday-2026/ CATEGORIES:Awareness Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aafa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UDAY2026_logo_option-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTSTAMP:20260918T124444Z CREATED:20260918T124444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T124444Z UID:10000042-1790812800-1793491199@aafa.org SUMMARY:National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month 2026 DESCRIPTION:It’s National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month. And it’s important to know the facts about indoor air: \n– Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air\n– Asthma and allergy triggers and airway irritants can be found in indoor air\n– Indoor air pollution can affect your health URL:https://aafa.org/event/national-indoor-air-quality-awareness-month-2026/ CATEGORIES:Awareness Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aafa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/indoor-air-quality-awareness-month-SM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTSTAMP:20260917T200558Z CREATED:20260917T200558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T200558Z UID:10000040-1793145600-1793231999@aafa.org SUMMARY:Chronic Cough Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) DESCRIPTION:“Let’s Talk Cough” is a rare opportunity to share your experience directly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)\, life science companies\, doctors\, and researchers. Your input will help shape the development of new medical therapies and approaches to treating and monitoring chronic cough. \nWatch meeting called the meeting tpfddhat will take place in person and virtually. URL:https://aafa.org/event/chronic-cough-patient-focused-drug-development-pfdd/ LOCATION:Online\, Washington\, DC\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://aafa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/LetsTalkCough-SaveDate_Social.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR