September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month! This annual observance encourages communities to gain a better understanding of sickle cell disease (SCD) and promote ways to improve health outcomes for people living with SCD. SCD is a rare, complex group of inherited blood disorders that affects about 100,000 people in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is committed to advancing the Administration’s mission to Make America Healthy Again by promoting healthy habits and access to comprehensive systems of care. During National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, HHS OMH encourages individuals with SCD to learn how simple lifestyle changes, like eating balanced meals built around whole foods, prioritizing sleep, and staying hydrated, can have a big impact on managing SCD symptoms.
The resources in our National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Toolkit are free to use and designed to help organizations, advocates, and individuals join the conversation around improving the lives of people with SCD. Download, share, and customize the content in our National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Toolkit to meet the unique needs of your audiences.
Related Resources
- HHS OMH Sickle Cell Disease Initiative
- Sickle Cell Disease Topic Guide
- Promoting Good Nutrition in People with Sickle Cell Disease
- Sickle Cell Disease YouTube Playlist
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- This National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, help others learn about a condition that affects nearly a hundred thousand people across the United States. It is also an opportunity for health professionals and systems, communities, and families to support the SCD community by continuing to build healthy habits such as good nutrition and strengthening access to comprehensive medical care and reliable health information.
Use the HHS Office of Minority Health’s toolkit to share information and resources with your community during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and throughout the year: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/national-sickle-cell-awareness-month-toolkit
- Sickle cell disease affects individuals, families, and communities across the United States. Learn the facts about SCD this National Sickle Cell Awareness Month and share trusted and accurate information about how this condition impacts individuals with SCD and their families to better inform awareness and support informed health decisions.
Understanding who is affected by SCD can help communities, health professionals, and families take the first step toward early intervention, informed family planning, and better long-term health outcomes. The HHS Office of Minority Health’s Sickle Cell Disease Topic Guide provides community-level data and SCD resources to share with others this National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/sickle-cell-disease-topic-guide
- This National #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, take some time to learn about how sickle cell disease affects communities and why early screening, good nutrition, and access to comprehensive care can help improve outcomes for people living with #SCD. Trusted resources and health information are available to better understand SCD and take action. The HHS Office of Minority Health has put together a toolkit to help. Explore it here: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/national-sickle-cell-awareness-month-toolkit
- Everyone can play a role in supporting people affected by SCD by sharing opportunities for early sickle cell disease screening and care and promoting healthy habits that can help manage SCD symptoms. Support better health outcomes for the SCD community this National #SickleCellAwarenessMonth and beyond by sharing trusted information to help individuals, families, and communities better understand SCD. Explore resources and community-specific data to learn more about the impact of SCD with the HHS Office of Minority Health’s Sickle Cell Disease Topic Guide: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/sickle-cell-disease-topic-guide
- Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States. This September, health professionals, community organizations, and public health advocates can take action by accessing trusted federal resources focused on this commonly inherited group of blood disorders. To support education efforts, the HHS Office of Minority Health has gathered information, resources, and tools to share with your networks this National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
Use their National Sickle Cell Awareness Month toolkit to share important messaging that supports SCD awareness this September: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/national-sickle-cell-awareness-month-toolkit
For additional information services, visit their Resource Center and Knowledge Center to get help with customized searches related to sickle cell disease: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/office-minority-health-resource-center-and-knowledge-center
- Awareness, education, and access to reliable health information can better support sickle cell disease (SCD) screening and care efforts for individuals impacted by this inherited group of blood disorders. Understanding how SCD complications, such as pain and organ damage, affect people with this disease can also help strengthen outreach and awareness efforts.
Explore community-level data with the HHS Office of Minority Health’s Sickle Cell Disease Topic Guide and share it with others working to advance SCD screening and care this National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/sickle-cell-disease-topic-guide
For additional information services, visit their Resource Center and Knowledge Center to get help with customized searches related to sickle cell disease: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/office-minority-health-resource-center-and-knowledge-center
- Good nutrition, early screening, & comprehensive care can transform outcomes for people living with sickle cell disease. This #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, learn more about #SCD and find trusted resources from @MinorityHealth: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/sickle-cell-disease
- Sickle cell disease impacts the health of about 100,000 people across the U.S. This #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, explore community-level data and resources to better understand #SCD with @MinorityHealth: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/sickle-cell-disease
Date Last Reviewed: September 2026