September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
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.
More ABWP News
Congratulations to ABWP Past President, Glenna P. Tolbert, MD, QME, and ABWP Member, Mary Alice Flowers, MD, Nephrologist & Author, Elected as Recipients of the Prestigious Minority Health Institute IMHOTEP Award!
ABWP & BlackDoctor.org Healthcare Equity Holiday Consortium Luncheon & Toy Drive Benefiting the Jenesse Center
Dr. Cozzette Lyons-Jones, Covered California, Black Doctor, Black Women Physicians, LA Sentinel
It Can’t Happen Again – SNAP Feeds Our Babies
44th Annual Charity and Scholarship Benefit Gala
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, So Let's Talk Symptoms with Dr. Sarah Jam
Tougaloo College Special Naming and Dedication Ceremony for ABWP Founder, Dr. Jessie L Sherrod
ABWP & AAIMM Announces Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support 10 Week Program.
ABWP Live at the KJLH Women's Health Expo this Saturday, May 31st!
May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month
