How does CSDF communicate its message?
CSDF works with medical academies and societies, as well as other skin disease organizations, to coordinate research efforts and raise public awareness about the need for and the benefits of skin disease research. CSDF meets with the chairpersons of the Departments of Dermatology at several major universities to discuss the special medical needs of children with skin diseases and to explore ways to meet these needs. CSDF representatives have testified before the California legislature on topics important to children with serious skin diseases and to highlight patient care and health insurance issues. CSDF also keeps elected State and Federal representatives informed of issues important to children with skin diseases and their families.
