Information Available from the Center for Disease Control
Thank you for your inquiry to CDC-INFO. We are sorry for the delay in responding to your email. A recent high volume of inquiries has slowed our response time. In response to your request for food allergy statistics by region, we can provide you with the following information.
While CDC-INFO is unable to locate food allergy statistics by region, you may find the following resources helpful.
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a cross-sectional household interview survey, maintained by the CDCs National Center for Health Statistics. The NHIS monitors the health of the United States population through the collection and analysis of data on a broad range of health topics. Please see the website below:
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health maintain a website regarding food allergies:
Food Allergies
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foodallergies/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the nations principal supporter of food allergy research. You may wish to contact them for further information:
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodAllergy/
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Information about Food Allergens
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-alrgy.html
You may also wish to contact your local or state health department for further state specific statistics. Please visit the following online directory to search for your health department:
http://www.statepublichealth.org/index.php?template=directory.php
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http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foodallergies/publications.htm
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079311.htm