{"id":836,"date":"2018-12-06T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T21:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scda.dojiggyengage.com\/?page_id=836"},"modified":"2024-06-20T20:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T20:08:35","slug":"advocacy-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/get-involved\/events\/advocacy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>SCDAA&#8217;s 2024 Advocacy Days were held on May 8-9 in Washington, D.C.!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thank you to our sponsors:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php 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id=\"0.5900173388954679\" class=\"highlight\">Advocacy<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"0.6698371949015558\" class=\"highlight\">Days<\/span> is an opportunity for patients and caregivers affected by sickle cell disease to learn how to advocate for issues that are important to them. Participants will learn about the key legislative issues that are important to individuals living with SCD and their families, including promoting stable funding for research, better health care access and increased education and awareness for the sickle cell community throughout the country. Then, they will speak with their representatives on the Hill to discuss the needs of our community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCDAA&#8217;s 2024 Advocacy Days were held on May 8-9 in Washington, D.C.! Thank you to our sponsors:\u00a0 &nbsp; About Advocacy Days Advocacy\u00a0Days is an opportunity for patients and caregivers affected by sickle cell disease to learn how to advocate for issues that are important to them. 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