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May 28, 2008 at 7pm
Sickle Cell Foundation of Oregon board meeting.
Following the meeting, we will have a sickle cell support form at 8pm
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September 24-27, 2008
SCDAA 36th Annual Convention 36th Anniversary of the National Sickle Cell Disease Program
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Program Goals
- To raise the Sickle Cell Anemia awareness level.
- To provide accurate basic educational information on Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Trait.
- To correct misinformation and misconceptions relative to Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Trait and related abnormal hemoglobins.
- To facilitate better family planning decisions in target groups, to reduce effected births resulting in life-long suffering by providing Sickle Cell Anemia information and education as many may elect to adopt.
- To provide free diagnostic testing to families desiring to determine if trait and/or disease frequent their families.
- To provide counseling and Sickle Cell education to clients, their families and uninformed medical professionals.
Contact our main office for more information on the disease as well as screening/counseling or to volunteer.
Please come to our support forum at 8pm on the last Tuesday of every month
Join us in Septemeber for our month of awareness