Food Allergy and Your Kiddo
If you are the parent of a child with food allergy, then this podcast is made for you. Join board-certified allergist Dr. Alice Hoyt, MD, as she dives into all things food allergy. Hear interviews with other allergists, advocates, and food allergy families, just like yours. Listeners have come to this podcast for years for answers to their food allergy questions and for strategies to live with less stress and more joy. Welcome!
Food Allergy and Your Kiddo
How do school food allergy policies affect the mental health of kiddos with food allergy?
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Schools develop food allergy-related policies to try to keep kids safe, but how many of these policies are evidence-based?
And how do policies impact the emotional well-being of kiddos with food allergy?
Join me as I talk with my colleague Ashley Lahoud of Kent State University's Pediatric Anxiety and Allergy Research Clinic. There, Ashley and her fellow researchers are studying just how school policies are affecting the mental health of children who have food allergy. By better understanding this issue, we will have more information by which to provide beneficial guidance to schools on developing policies regarding food allergy.
My favorite part of this episode is that YOU may be able to participate in this research study! If your kiddo is 5-12 years of age and has a food allergy, then you can take the survey and help Ashley and her team better understand the effects of school policies. Take the survey HERE.
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A. Hoyt, MD
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Are you in need of an allergist in your area? Check out these allergist finder tools from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology:
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Resources
📖 Navigating Food Allergies: A Parent’s Guide to Care, Coverage, and Confidence by Dr. Alice Hoyt - preorder from Amazon and more
For Parents ➡️ Office Hours for Parents
For Providers ➡️ Food Allergy Pediatric Hub
For Schools ➡️ Code Ana
For Potential Patients ➡️ Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy
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