September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

Visit SCDAA Online

ABWP is bringing awareness that the month of September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month! Want to get involved and see upcoming events, follow @SCDAAorg and click the button above to visit Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) online. 


Did you know?


• About 1 in 13 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait, and many do not know they have it.

• An estimated 100,000 people in the U.S. have SCD.

• Approximately 2,000 babies are born with SCD annually in the U.S.

• On average, diagnosis is made at birth.

• People of many ethnic backgrounds can have SCD.

• Latinos have the second most common incidence in the U.S.

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