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Community Outreach and Education
How is the Center Involved in Community Outreach?
Screening in the community to identify people who are carriers of the sickle gene is an important activity of the Center. Teams are available at no cost to attend health fairs and other similar public activities where information is made available and where persons who so desire can be tested for the presence of the sickle gene. This activity not only promotes awareness of issues in sickle cell disease, but allows people to know whether they might someday pass on the sickle gene to a future generation, allowing them to make informed decisions about having children.
The Center and Education
It is essential for children in school, especially African-American children, since the disease is most common in that ethnic group, to learn about sickle cell disease, what it is, what it means to be an inherited disease and what is being done about it. Center personnel are prepared to visit schools to make age-appropriate educational presentations. Educational programs are available for adult groups also.
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Collegiate Student-Athlete Sickle Cell Screening Program
The Center offers a special package for screening of student
athletes, in response to the recent NCAA policy that requires
Division I and II incoming, and eventually all, student-athletes
to complete sickle cell screening, show results of a prior test,
or sign a written release declining the test. The Center offers
the following:
- HPLC testing, which is more sophisticated than the NCAA-required
solubility testing
- Pre-screening education
- Post-screening genetic counseling if an athlete is found
to have trait or other variant result
The Center is also available on a limited basis to meet with
athletic trainers and coaches to provide education sessions.
Click here for more information.
Upcoming Local Events
The 7th annual "Stomp Out
Sickle Cell" Walk - Saturday Sept.
14th, 2013 at Freedom Plaza
(More Info.)
Ongoing Open Events
Sickle Cell Screening: Wednesdays, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, HU Hospital Main Lobby. No appointment necessary, call (202) 865-4443 for more information.
Center for Sickle Cell Disease Staff Meeting: Mondays, 10:00AM - 11:00AM, 211/Mudd Building.
Research Scientists Lab Meeting, Fridays: 10:00AM - 11:00AM, GCRC Conference Room.
**Every September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month**
Past Events
****Cooper Community Initiatives, Inc****
     
Cooper Community Initiatives, Inc., a 501(c)3 non profit group, held a fundraiser to benefit the HU Center for Sickle Cell Disease on September 29, 2010, at Morton's Steak House located in Washington, DC. Special thanks to Toby Cooper, executive director of CCI, Inc., for supporting our organization!
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