Fall Book Club with Laurel Francoeur, The Allergy Lawyer

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This fall we are talking about advocacy, and Laurel Francoeur is joining us to give us an overview of our rights as food allergic individuals. She touches on all the hot topics including allergies in schools, flying with allergies, and our right to safe foods in restaurants. Laurel has been advocating for her son and everyone with food allergies for decades, and continues
Laurel Francoeur, The Allergy Lawyer
https://www.theallergylawyer.com/

Resources discussed:

Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE): FoodAllergy.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA): Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America | AAFA | Home

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team(FAACT): https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/

Allergy and Asthma Network: Allergy & Asthma Network | Breathe Better Together (allergyasthmanetwork.org)

Allergy Eats: https://www.allergyeats.com/

3 action steps

1. Buy Laurel’s books, Flying with Food Allergies and How to Advocate for Your Food Allergic Child, both available on amazon or on her website theallergylawyer.com/books

2. In September, Laurel did a workshop with FARE called Protecting Food Allergic Students in Schools: Know Your Rights and the replay is available online. Protecting Food Allergic Students in School: Know Your Rights (foodallergyacademy.org)

3. Check the section of FARE’s website called Know Your Rights. Topics including school guidelines, access to epinephrine, restaurants, and even becoming an advocate if you are interested. Know Your Rights - FoodAllergy.org

Special thanks to Kyle Dine for permission to use his song The Doghouse for the podcast theme. www.kyledine.com
You can find Dr. Whitehouse at www.DrAmandaWhitehouse.com
or on Facebook (Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, Food Allergy Anxiety Psychologist)