Data

• It is estimated that 2,500 – 4,500 African American residents are living with sickle cell disease.
• 1 in 325 African Americans are living with sickle cell disease in Virginia.
• 1 in 12 African Americans have the sickle cell trait in Virginia.
• Since Virginia added Hemoglobinopathy Screening to its Newborn Testing in July of 1989, on average, 75 newborns have been identified yearly with sickle cell disease.