{"id":2393,"date":"2019-03-26T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scda.dojiggyengage.com\/?page_id=2393"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:30:29","slug":"national-sickle-cell-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/get-involved\/events\/national-sickle-cell-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Sickle Cell Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1p_eQUER7vqmT1rUHEWUDTOdMpSY2CUeb?usp=drive_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278 alignleft\" width=\"212\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet-348x450.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet-600x776.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, designated by Congress to help focus attention on the need for research and treatment of sickle cell disease. Read the President&#8217;s Proclamation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/08\/30\/a-proclamation-on-national-sickle-cell-awareness-month-2024\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SCDAA\u2019s 2024 theme is <strong>Sickle Cell Matters 2024<\/strong>. View our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Fact-Sheet.jpg\">Awareness Month Flyer &amp; Facts Sheet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1p_eQUER7vqmT1rUHEWUDTOdMpSY2CUeb?usp=drive_link\"><strong>Download our Social Media Toolkit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We encourage everyone to be a part of this annual effort to increase awareness about sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait during the month of September. Individuals and organizations can join our efforts to bring attention to sickle cell disease by engaging elected officials for proclamations, hosting awareness events, distributing educational information to dispel the myths about sickle cell disease, and lighting public spaces, buildings and landmarks red! Check out what we have in store for 2024.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AaW4GZjmIbQ?si=UbVxgGp1KHROhCcE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, designated by Congress to help focus attention on the need for research and treatment of sickle cell disease. 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