AAFA was honored to have Lynne G. Bosma, LLMSW, C-HWC attend and speak at the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research (CFAAR) 2024 Summit for Advancing Equity in Food Allergy (SAEFA) conference in Chicago, IL. The summit convened experts, payors, policymakers, patients, and industry representatives, to discuss barriers and strategies for advancing health equity in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment journey of individuals who experience food allergy health disparities. We learned there are approximately 4,000 allergists in the U.S. Only about 2,000 accept Medicaid, and even fewer of those take pediatric patients! Food allergy health disparities exist across the U.S. for children and adults: ➡ As of 2021, about 20 million people have food allergies in the U.S. ➡ About 16 million U.S. Adults have food allergies. ➡ About 4 million U.S. children have food allergies. ➡ in 2021, 7.6% of Black children had food allergies, compared to 5.5% of white children. ➡ Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have asthma or other allergic diseases. AAFA supports policies that promote equitable access to affordable, quality health care for diagnosing, treating, and managing food allergies.
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Challenging times in food allergy diagnostics. Our most recent inNews focuses on recent recalls of diagnostic food allergen extracts that have given false negative reactions on skin testing and resulted in food allergic patients having anaphylactic reaction on consuming food they believed could be safely consumed. Click through to find out more and sign onto our upcoming webinar where we will discuss these issues and the urgent need for standardisation of food allergen extracts. https://lnkd.in/eEgHMzk6
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A great article summing up progress on the ADINA (Allergen Disclosure In Non-Food Articles) Act! INCLUDING information on how you can help!
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