The St. Louis chapter of the national non-profit organization Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America (AAFASL) offers a range of programs that help educate the community, schools, caregivers, students, and parents on the proper management of asthma and allergies.

AAFASL also runs Project Concern, a comprehensive asthma management program that provides medications, equipment, education, and support to uninsured or underinsured children with asthma and allergies. The organization can also help place parents in touch with certified allergists in the St. Louis area.

Dr. Sue Edwards is the practicing physican at Brentwood Pediatrics. She has been in practice since 1988 and is associated with Missouri Baptist Medical Center and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Located inside a beautiful historic home, Creve Coeur Pediatrics has four physicians: David E. Hartenbach, Richard L. Lazaroff, Randall S. Sterkel, and Christina Yadao.

The office is part of the Esse Health Network, an independent group of over 75 physicians who practice in 28 different locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Pediatric allergy and asthma care is Dr. Kemp's specialty. She graduated from Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than two decades. Parents rave about the friendly staff at the office, as well as Dr. Kemp's compassionate and friendly demeanor.

First Step Pediatrics offers a unique service in St. Louis: Its family-centered therapists can travel to home residences, community centers, schools, hospitals, and day care centers to work with individuals in a natural environment. These kinds of visits allow therapists to see how individuals interract with their natural settings, and both can involve the entire family in treatment and can use items with which the individual is comfortable.

The staff includes several occupational therapists, developmental therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, professional counselors, registered dieticians, and clinical social workers.

The office helps families with nutrition & dietetic services, recreational therapy, massage therapy, life care planning, personal training and exercise, and the psychotherapeutic use dance and movement.

First Step Pediatrics offers a unique service in St. Louis: Its family-centered therapists can travel to home residences, community centers, schools, hospitals, and day care centers to work with individuals in a natural environment. These kinds of visits allow therapists to see how individuals interract with their natural settings, and both can involve the entire family in treatment and can use items with which the individual is comfortable.

The staff includes several occupational therapists, developmental therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, professional counselors, registered dieticians, and clinical social workers.

The office helps families with nutrition & dietetic services, recreational therapy, massage therapy, life care planning, personal training and exercise, and the psychotherapeutic use dance and movement.

Florissant Pediatrics has three practicing physicians: Gerry L. Deschamps, John P. Galgani, and Shirley M. Knight.

Dr. Deschamps was named one of the Best Doctors in St. Louis in 2005 and in 2006, was named as one of the top pediatricians in the United States.

Forest Park Pediatrics comprises a group of six board-certified physicians with a combined total of more than 75 years' experience: Mary Shaughnessy Meyer, Margaret Schmandt, Christina M. Ruby-Ziegler, Paul S. Simons, Jay Epstein, and Patricia B. Wolff.

The office has one physician that works late to accommodate acute illnesses between Monday and Thursday. St. Louis Children’s Hospital is used for after-hours emergencies.

The office staff includes registered nurses to assist parents with questions about children's illnesses, routine health care exams, or general concerns.

Grace Hill Health Centers provide professionally directed primary and preventive health care - including pediatrics, adult medicine, and OB/GYN services - through five community health centers, all of which serve low-income and uninsured residents of metropolitan St. Louis. Its website provides a listing of neighborhood health centers.

Grace Hill clinics provide dental services, optometry, pharmacy, transportation, medical social services, X-ray, mammography, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) programs; it also helps with Division of Family Services on-site eligibility verification and enrollment services. Some locations assist with developmental and behavior problems in children.

O'Fallon Pediatrics has two practicing physicians on staff: William Stuart Adams and Michael Danter. The office is part of the Esse Health Network, an independent group of over 75 physicians who practice in 28 different locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

A provisional licensed professional counselor, Pam Dyson uses play therapy to help children understand their feelings and find solutions to problems. Dyson also serves as a consultant to parents, teachers, and other professionals and facilitates workshops on topics related to children and families.

St. Claire Pediatrics offers general pediatric services for children from birth to age 18.

Nursing advice is available during office hours, and one of our doctors is available by phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week for other urgent questions. The doctors affiliated with St. Clair's Pediatrics are Greg Garrison, Jill Johnston, and Kevin Ponciroli.

Open since 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is the seventh oldest hospital dedicated to children in the country. In 2005, the hospital was awarded nursing's highest honor, the Magnet designation.

Besides top-notch routine medical and emergency care for children, the hospital offers classes for families, including CPR, asthma relief, babysitting 101, and pediatric first-aid basics, as well as community education programs and support groups.

The 8,000-square-foot Olson Family Garden, a rooftop oasis on the eighth floor, is home to more than 700 plants and flowers and was designed expressly for children and families who want a place for privacy, solace, and healing.

Practicing doctors at St. Louis Pediatrics Associates are: Richard W. Sato, Juanita Polito-Colvin, Laura Hartman, Joseph K. Goldenberg, Thomas C. McKinney, Denise H. Kung, Laquita A. Graham, Alan J. Skoultchi, and Julia M. Mayer.

At Tesson Pediatrics, four physicians - Charles H. Dougherty, Matthew Dougherty, Catherine Remus, and Joseph Schachter - and two pediatric nurse practitioners are available to see patients up to the age of 18. The office is part of the Esse Health Network, an independent group of over 75 physicians who practice in 28 different locations throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Watson Pediatrics has four physicians: Patricia J. Amato, Karen Norton, Peter Putnam, and Kristin Albright Terrill.