Governor Lynch CCACHC Award Ceremony in Concord NH to Five Exceptional Kids

Governor Lynch hands out awards to exception kids with chronic health conditions.  This ceremony was headed off by Denise Brewitt - Executive Director of The Council for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions (CCACHC) in Concord, NH.

Here is a little information for this cause.  Please take a look and see what you can do.

Approximately 42,000 New Hampshire children suffer from a chronic health condition. At least 10,000 of these children have severe to life-threatening illnesses.

The Council for Children and Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions is a comprehensive statewide advisory and advocacy organization formed to address issues that impact the lives of children with chronic illness and their families in four primary areas:

• Promoting needs assessments of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions and their families.
• Serving in an advisory capacity to the State Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Insurance for policy and program development.
• Collaborating with state offices and state office and statewide organizations to enhance community-based family supports that meet the unique needs of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions and their families.
• Increasing awareness of the medical, social, and educational issues that impact children and adolescents with chronic health conditions and their families.