Resources

State of Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Program

• http://fha.maryland.gov/genetics/sickle_pro.cfm

Sickle Cell Information Center

• www.scinfo.org
• www.scinfo.org/sicklept.htm

Sickle Cell Society

• www.sicklecellsociety.org
• www.sicklecellsociety.org/learning.html
• www.sicklecellsociety.org/leaflets.html

March of Dimes

• www.marchofdimes.com

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

• www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=81077

American Red Cross – Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region Blood Services

• www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-and-diversity

Blood Bank of Delmarva

• www.delmarvablood.org/

NCAA on the Sickle Cell Trait and the Student-Athlete

• http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/academics+and+athletes/personal+welfare/health+and+safety/sicklecelltrait

Cord Blood Donation (National Marrow Donor Program)

• http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/index

For more information about sickle cell, visit the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America website at www.sicklecelldisease.org