NewYork-Presbyterian Dalio Center for Health Justice Announces Sickle Cell Awareness Campaign
At NewYork-Presbyterian, we understand that better awareness leads to better health.
With sickle cell disease occurring in approximately one out of every 365 Black or African American births and about one out of every 16,300 Hispanic American births, the NewYork-Presbyterian Dalio Center for Health Justice is proud to announce the launch of the Sickle Cell Awareness Ball campaign. The Sickle Cell Awareness Ball campaign provides information about the disease, which affects 20 million people worldwide, and encourages people to film a trick shot and post it on social media using the hashtag #IBall4SickleCell. Integral to the #IBall4SickleCell campaign is a special-edition basketball designed with minimalist black panels and a single crescent-shaped red panel that stands out to represent a sickle cell.
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that cause white blood cells to have a crescent shape instead of their healthy round shape. These misshapen cells then get stuck in blood vessels and can have a severe, long-term impact on health that may start as early as infancy.
In our mission to put patients first, NewYork-Presbyterian has also committed $5 million to expand its clinical programs and support services for sickle cell patients.
Learn more about the NewYork-Presbyterian Dalio Center for Health Justice and its efforts to combat sickle cell disease here.