Children's Specialty Care Coalition

(a) to educate the public-decision makers about the importance of ensuring appropriate, high quality health Care for all children with special health Care needs (b) to provide and exchange information of new developments and pending legislation in the areas of financing and the provision of pediatric health Care programs for children with special health Care needs (c) to increase awareness amoung state and local decision-makers of the threat to the health of all children in California with severe and chronic diseases because of the declining availability and access to pediatric specialists (d) to collaborate with state legislative and executive leadership in strengthening the California childrens services program (e) to serve as the collective voice of all pediatric specialists in California