Become an Ambassador
You'll learn how to advocate for the sickle cell community on a new level.
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Sick Cells is dedicated to developing programs that educate, inspire and mobilize
individuals to create community and policy-level change.
All advocates need timely and accurate information, to feel empowered to make a difference. Take a look at how we’ve activate the community to take on important challenges within policy and legislation.
We help sickle cell advocates prepare to attend Medicaid DURB and P&T meetings to provide public comments and improve access to treatments.
We partner with organizations to conduct research and surveys that help drive our advocacy work.
You'll learn how to advocate for the sickle cell community on a new level.
Throughout the year we take on new interns who gain valuable experience.
We're love to hear from members of the sickle cell community - people living with SCD, their family members, caregivers and friends. Share your story to help us show just how diverse this powerful community is.
Every donation helps us better serve the community.
We love to share what we've learned. Let us know how we can partner with you at your events.
We do our best to round up the latest in treatment and policy news and spotlight SCD warriors in our monthly newsletters. Read through our latest newsletters.
This month we celebrate our co-founder, Marqus, with our Celebration of Life Blood Drive, announce our Coverage for SCD Summit, and more!
This month we celebrated our 3rd annual Remembrance Week, announced an award, shared some new content, and more!
Each May, we honor nurses and the invaluable role they play in our lives during National Nurses Week (May 6-May 12). This month, we revisit a message from Marqus to nurses…
Elevating the voices of the sickle cell community. #sickcells #facesofscd #scdsurvey
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Karl is the father of Myles, a SCD Warrior with type SS who was 10 in 2017 when we interviewed Karl. When we asked him about insurance and coverage, here's what he had to say:
“Right now, [sickle cell disease] is a pre-existing condition. The way it’s gonna go now, who’s gonna cover it? The main reason I stick to the same job, like everybody, is insurance."
What have your experiences been like getting access to reliable health insurance to cover SCD? What challenges have you faced?
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