Empower
Supporting food allergy patients and families in their journey and achieving increased awareness of food allergy—because our community cannot wait.
Food allergy prevalence has been on the rise for the past 20 years and is a disease impacting 33 million children and adults nationwide.
In order to better understand the daily realities of those impacted by food allergy, 500 U.S. parents and guardians of children with food allergies were recently surveyed* about the challenges they face in helping manage their child’s condition, including concerns about safety, social inclusion, and feeling understood by others.
There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the impact of food allergy as a disease, fueled by a lack of public awareness that FARE is dedicated to addressing, ultimately shifting the trajectory of this growing, silent public health crisis.
Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, CEO of FARE
*The survey was conducted online in the U.S. by The Harris Poll on behalf of Genentech and Novartis, among 500 U.S. adults, ages 18+, who are parents or guardians of children aged 17 or younger with one or more listed food allergies. Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who agreed to participate in online surveys. The survey was fielded November 9 through November 18, 2023.
