Posted on October 1, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 Contact: Tony Welch 240-453-8833 OMHMedia@HHS.gov HHS Office of Minority Health Announces $1 Million Award to Develop National Sickle Cell Disease Data Collection System Washington, D.C. – The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today an approximately $1,000,000 grant to the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to develop and implement a national sickle cell disease (SCD) clinical data collection platform. The Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Data Collection Platform initiative will be led by ASH