Community Outreach
The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Cincinnati Children’s offers educational opportunities throughout the year for families, including the Annual Sickle Cell Research and Education Day, which provides information about current research studies.
Outreach and Education
We reach out to the broader community to raise awareness about sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait, through:
- Participation in local health fairs, including Closing the Health Gap and the Midwest Black Family Reunion
- Sickle Cell Sabbath, which encourages local faith-based organizations to raise awareness about sickle cell trait, sickle cell disease and the importance of minority blood donation. We organize this event as part of a statewide initiative of the Ohio Department of Health.
For more information about our community outreach and education efforts, contact Lisa Shook at lisa.shook@cchmc.org or 513-636-7541.
Professional Education
The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center trains and educates professionals in the field.
For example, each year we host a national Hemoglobinopathy Counselor Training Course for professionals who counsel families about the genetics of sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin disorders.
Our center is also the regional coordinating center for Sickle Treatment and Outcomes Research in the Midwest (STORM), which is a federally funded regional learning network for hematologists and primary care providers in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. As part of the STORM Network, the center hosts a monthly telementoring opportunity for healthcare providers.
