Advocating For Your Kid's Allergy Needs

Here we are, the week of the Holiday of Nut Pies. I didn’t plan the timing this way, but I am so glad it worked out! In this week’s Facebook Live broadcast I welcomed two awesome guests—Roxanna Sarmiento and Christy Matte—to talk about advocating for your kid’s allergy needs (though we also talked about late-onset adult allergies). Resources for things we talked about during the broadcast are below the broadcast window.

Stuff I mentioned during the livestream

• My amazing guests: Roxanna Sarmiento + Christy Matte
• EpiPen access and savings programs
• Adrenaclick (generic version of the EpiPen)
• Auvi-Q (alternative to EpiPen and Adrenaclick; sized like a credit card and the website says it is free with major insurance programs)
• Allergy Eats (guide to allergy-friend restaurants)
• Understanding and Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies by Scott H. Sicherer, MD
• MGH Food Allergy Center: website + Facebook page (Roxanna's recommendation)
• Other amazing Boston allergy centers: Boston Children’s Hospital Division of Allergy and Immunology + Tufts Medical Center Allergy Division
• FDA Recalls of Food + Dietary Supplements