8 episodes

Host Jen Jobrack and guests candidly discuss food allergy issues, with insights to make patients’ lives more inclusive and fulfilling.

Talking Food Allergy Allergic Living

    • Health & Fitness

Host Jen Jobrack and guests candidly discuss food allergy issues, with insights to make patients’ lives more inclusive and fulfilling.

    Food Label Troubles: From Big Allergen Recalls to Grocery Store Gaps

    Food Label Troubles: From Big Allergen Recalls to Grocery Store Gaps

    Food safety expert Dr. Steven Gendel and grocer Jeff Hawley explain to host Jen Jobrack why we are seeing big food allergy recalls, and the moves underway for better regulation.

    • 35 min
    Campus Experts and Students on Food Allergy, College Dining & COVID-19

    Campus Experts and Students on Food Allergy, College Dining & COVID-19

    College dining specialists Beth Winthrop and Lindsay Haas plus 2 students speak on: the challenges to provide a selection of allergy-friendly meals on campus during COVID-19, plus pandemic silver linings.

    • 48 min
    Drs. Ruchi Gupta & Carla Davis | Fixing Barriers to Food Allergy Care

    Drs. Ruchi Gupta & Carla Davis | Fixing Barriers to Food Allergy Care

    Dr. Ruchi Gupta and Dr. Carla Davis share thoughtful insights with host Jen Jobrack on the high rate of food allergy in the Black and Latinx communities, but the low rate of allergist care and epinephrine access. Another in our racial disparities series.

    • 27 min
    Thomas and Dina Silvera | Urgent Need to Train Preschools on Allergy

    Thomas and Dina Silvera | Urgent Need to Train Preschools on Allergy

    Elijah-Alavi Foundation founders Thomas Silvera and Ondina Hawthorne-Silvera discuss with host Jen Jobrack how the death of their son led to "our life's work" to protect allergic children in preschool.

    • 32 min
    Aleasa Word | Food Allergy & Healthcare Bias: A Black Mom’s Experience

    Aleasa Word | Food Allergy & Healthcare Bias: A Black Mom’s Experience

    Coach and advocate Aleasa Word has an impassioned discussion with host Jen Jobrack on the healthcare issues facing Black food allergy families, and shares her own disturbing experience. Second of our series on racial disparities and food allergy.

    • 26 min
    Emily Brown | Black Families in Food Allergy Need to be Heard

    Emily Brown | Black Families in Food Allergy Need to be Heard

    Emily Brown of Food Equality Initiative speaks to host Jen Jobrack on food insecurity with food allergies, plus the urgent need to prioritize Black families in food allergy research and advocacy. The first of our series on racial disparities and food allergy.

    • 19 min

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