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What are the causes of food allergy? How can food allergy be predicted and prevented? Are there alternative or better treatments for food allergy? If you and your family are willing to invest some time and energy, you can help us find the answers to these critical questions. The knowledge we will gain from your participation is invaluable. So please help our dedicated researchers by following this link to find out more.
View a short video on the Children’s Memorial Food Allergy Study here.
Contact: 1-888-573-1833 or allergystudy@childrensmemorial.org
Appointments for the Food Allergy Study can be made at the main Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park every Monday through Friday, and one Saturday each month. Appointments may also be made at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview most Wednesdays at 1:00 and 3:00 pm.
PUBLISHED FINDINGS FROM THE STUDY
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents with food-allergic children in the United States, Abstract, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in the United States. Annals of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology, July 2009
Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public. BMC Health Services Research, August 2009
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Focus groups of parents, physicians, and the general public. BMC Pediatrics, September 2008
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of primary care physicians. Poster of findings, Pediatrics, December 2009
Food allergy knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of primary care physicians. Article, Pediatrics, December 2009
IS YOUR ALLERGIC CHILD WORTH 2 HOURS OF YOUR FAMILY’S TIME?
Of course you answered YES! Help us help your child! Here’s how:
- If your family is one of the 500 who have already participated in the Children’s Memorial Study, THANK YOU. If we can each recruit just one family who has not yet participated, we will meet the 1,000 allergic family goal. THINK: who can you find? NOW is the time to act! We are ALL busy. Not participating is simply not an option (refer back to the title of this section).
- ALLERGIC threesomes are needed: Mom, Dad and allergic child. To answer some of your questions:
- Yes, it’s best to have everyone in the family (including any non-allergic siblings). It’s IMPERATIVE to have both parents and the affected child.
- Can one parent and the child come on one day, and the other parent come at another time? ABSOLUTELY.
- Dads are NEEDED. Some haven’t participated; PLEASE have them follow up. The Study personnel will test as quickly as possible.
Goal: This study is in response to the rapid rise in childhood food allergy and the lack of effective prevention and treatment. It is designed to find answers to some fundamental questions: what are the causes of food allergy? How can food allergy be predicted and prevented? Are there alternative or better treatments for food allergy?
Who is eligible?: This is a family-based study. An eligible family includes both biological parents and at least 1 food allergy affected child (0-21 years). Both parents and affected child must be willing to participate.
For more information: Call 1-888-573-1833. If there’s no answer, leave your name, phone number and the best time to reach you to schedule your appointment OR e-mail allergystudy@childrensmemorial.org or for additional information, click here.
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Chicago Community Trust, the Food Allergy Initiative and generous donors.
PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO OTHERS! THANK YOU! ! ! !
TOP TEN REASONS TO SIGN UP FOR THE CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL FOOD ALLERGY STUDY
- Helping your food allergic child is worth 2 hours of your family’s time.
- You are thankful your child has not recently experienced an anaphylactic reaction.
- You are too embarrassed to tell Denise Bunning, or your support group leader, you haven’t yet participated - because you know they will ask.
- You want to teach your child to be proactive.
- You know it’s the right thing to do.
- You’re planning ahead – you have to have your child’s RAST done yearly anyway, so why not do both at once?
- You want the $25 Target gift card.
- Your child wants the goody bag.
- You want to lead by example, showing your children they CAN make a difference for the future of food allergy research.
- YOU WANT A CURE!
