Here are some books at the St. Louis Public Library; also check out the other resources below.
- The thriving child: parenting successfully through allergies, asthma, and other common challenges by Erica Reid
- Your healthy child: a practical guide to more than 80 childhood complaints by Miriam Stoppard
- Healthy choices, healthy children: a guide to raising fit, happy kids by Lori S. Brizee with Sue Schumann Warner
- Healthy child, whole child: integrating the best of conventional and alternative medicine to keep your kids healthy by Stuart H. Ditchek and Russell H. Greenfield with Lynn Murray Willeford; foreword by Andrew Weil
Insurance: Millions of children and teens qualify for free or low-cost health and dental coverage through Medicaid & the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Learn about coverage options for your family at this link.
Through the MO HealthNet for Kids program, children receive full, comprehensive coverage including primary, acute and preventative care, hospital care, dental and vision care as well as prescription coverage. This portal page has information on how to apply, who is eligible, what benefits are offered and how to find a doctor in your area.
Here in St. Louis, the Family Resource Center at Children's Hospital can provide information. It is staffed by nurses and medical librarians and they offer support not just to kids and their families in the hospital, but to anyone, and all of their services are free, whether you have a child who is a patient at Children's or not. Their website has interactive tutorials available here, with topics from Asthma to Bed Times.
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