Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency

SICKLE CELL SERVICES: SICKLE CELL DISEASE IS A GROUP OF INHERITED RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS. IT CAUSES SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM PAIN, TO ORGAN DAMAGE, TO ANEMIA. THE AGENCY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SICKLE CELL SERVICES: A) NEWBORN SCREENING - FREE TESTING FOR SICKLE CELL TRAIT AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE; B) GENETIC COUNSELING - PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE, SICKLE CELL TRAIT AND OTHER RELATED GENETIC DISORDERS; C) CASE MANAGEMENT - CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN A COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OUR CASE MANAGERS AND NURSES DEVELOP ALL-ENCOMPASSING PLANS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES, REFERRALS, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION AND EVEN EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CLIENTS; D) SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMP - THE AGENCY SPONSORS A WEEK-LONG CAMP EVERY SUMMER FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 THROUGH 15 WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE. THE GOAL OF THE CAMP IS TO FOSTER THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL GROWTH OF CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF FUN AND EXCITING ACTIVITIES IN A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED ENVIRONMENT.