Fact Sheets on Sickle Cell Disease

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Basic Information

Fact Sheet: Sickle Cell Disease

What you should know about sickle cell disease.

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Living Well with Sickle Cell Disease

Do You Use The Emergency Department For Care Of Sickle Cell Disease?

What to Know Before You Go

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3 Tips About Sickle Cell Disease Every Emergency Provider Needs To Know

Treat pain of patients with SCD promptly.

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Toolkit for Living Well with Sickle Cell Disease

The toolkit is a collection of materials that can be used to help people living with sickle cell disease (SCD) to manage their health and keep track of important information regarding medical care and treatment.

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Living Well With Sickle Cell Disease

People with sickle cell disease can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other people do. The following tips will help you, or someone you know with sickle cell disease, stay as healthy as possible.

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Five Tips to Help Prevent Infection

Common illnesses, like the flu, can quickly become dangerous for a person with sickle cell disease. The best defense is to take simple steps to help prevent infections.

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Emergency Guide: When to See the Doctor

It is very important that every person or family with a child with sickle cell disease has a plan for how to get help immediately, at any hour, if there’s a problem.

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Fact Sheet: Sickle Cell Disease and College

Nine steps to living well with sickle cell disease in college.

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Sickle Cell Trait

Fact Sheet: Sickle Cell Trait

What you should know about sickle cell trait.

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Fact Sheet: Get Screened to Know Your Sickle Cell Status

Learn why and how to get screened for sickle cell trait.

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Sickle Cell Trait Toolkit

CDC, together with the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (http://www.hematology.org/external icon) and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) (http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/external icon), created the Sickle Cell Trait Toolkit. The toolkit is a collection of resources to increase understanding of sickle cell trait.

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Pregnancy

Fact Sheet: Sickle Cell and Pregnancy

What you should know about sickle cell disease and pregnancy.

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Supporting Students

Supporting Students with Sickle Cell Disease

The purpose of this booklet is to inform people about sickle cell disease and describe the roles that teachers, school staff and parents/caregivers play in supporting students living with this condition.

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