Althea M. Grant|Christopher S. Parker|Lanetta Jordan|Mary Hulihan|Melissa S. Creary|Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear|Jonathan C. Goldsmith|Hani K. Atrash
Public Health Implications of Sickle Cell Trait
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|Memorial Healthcare System|Sickle Cell Disease Association of America|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
although issue whether sickle cell trait sct clinically benign significant health concern yet resolved potential health risk affected individuals vital importance represents tremendous challenge protecting promoting improving health approximately 300 million people worldwide 3 million people us possess trait response request sickle cell disease association america december 2009 cdc convened meeting partners stakeholders experts identify gaps public health clinical health services epidemiologic research communitybased outreach strategies develop agenda future initiatives facilitated discussion presentations four topic areas participants discussed pertinent issues synthesized clinical research findings developed coherent framework establishing agenda future initiatives primary outcome meeting provide first step iterative process move toward agreement regarding appropriate counseling care potentially treatment people sct