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Just got an email advocating for increased access to healthcare for #SickleCellWarriors in the next #Covid19 federal #Stimulusbill
A #tweetorial on why thats a great idea
#PHOdocs @MedTweetorials #HealthForAll #healthdisparities #healthequity #Shematology @ASH_hematology
A #tweetorial on why thats a great idea #PHOdocs @MedTweetorials #HealthForAll #healthdisparities #healthequity #Shematology @ASH_hematology
Dedicated to a gentleman I met this week with SCD and Covid who said, "It's literally one thing after another with this disease." He meant SCD, but could've also meant COVID
As well as all the other #sickleadvocates in the #twitterverse @Memej99 @eatyourselfcool and more
As well as all the other #sickleadvocates in the #twitterverse @Memej99 @eatyourselfcool and more
Sickle cell dz is an inherited blood disorder that along other symptoms causes pain, breathing problems, and immunocompromise
More @conquerSCD and @sicklecell101
More @conquerSCD and @sicklecell101
We'll start easy with the connections
#Covid_19 is a virus that affects people with breathing problems and immunocompromise, like #sicklecell
Here's a cool (secure) database so we can all learn more about the overlap: http://www.covidsicklecell.org
#Covid_19 is a virus that affects people with breathing problems and immunocompromise, like #sicklecell
Here's a cool (secure) database so we can all learn more about the overlap: http://www.covidsicklecell.org
#SocialDistancing protects all of us, but particularly those who are more likely to get very sick from #coronavirus, like those with SCD.
Cute poster I saw on @mysicklefamily from the #SCDAA
Cute poster I saw on @mysicklefamily from the #SCDAA
But #SocialDistancingisaPrivilege!
Up to 66% of our children with #SickleCell may face #foodinsecurity, inadequate housing or other other unmet needs!
And these are pre-economic crisis numbers
#tweetiatrician #sdoh #socialdeterminantsofhealth
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pbc.28006
Up to 66% of our children with #SickleCell may face #foodinsecurity, inadequate housing or other other unmet needs!
And these are pre-economic crisis numbers
#tweetiatrician #sdoh #socialdeterminantsofhealth
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pbc.28006
Additionally, the majority of #sicklecellwarriors in the US are African-Americans or other minorities. As @ckelly60637 and @sagarm91, et al have shown #healthdisparities persist in times of covid 
https://twitter.com/ckelly60637/status/1250803701989740545
https://twitter.com/ckelly60637/status/1250803701989740545
This pandemic certainly didn't fix our history of inadequate access to healthcare for African Americans https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1247662959880519681
And the pandemic hasnt fixed #bias, #stigma, & the way those with SCD are treated
If anything, fear & anxiety might exacerbate challenging interactions as described ~13:30 (but you should listen to the whole thing!)
@drzsicklecell @sbediako1 @kevinsimon https://pca.st/episode/57154571-521b-43bc-9b36-b9776fdb046c
If anything, fear & anxiety might exacerbate challenging interactions as described ~13:30 (but you should listen to the whole thing!)
@drzsicklecell @sbediako1 @kevinsimon https://pca.st/episode/57154571-521b-43bc-9b36-b9776fdb046c
Whether #sicklecellwarriors are staying away from the hospital to avoid catching #covid or to avoid catching shade, they deserve expanded access to #preventivecare and outpatient services from #Sicklecelldocs
@DrHeeney @PTMcGann @sicklecelldoc @JeanLRaphael
@DrHeeney @PTMcGann @sicklecelldoc @JeanLRaphael
Representatives @RepDannyDavis, @GKButterfield, @RepBarbaraLee, & @RepTerriSewell support increased care for #SickleCell in the next #COVID19 stimulus
Im hopeful @DrNealDunnFL2, @congbillposey, @RepAlLawsonJr, @RepDarrenSoto @RepValDemings, @RepHastingsFL & colleagues will too
Im hopeful @DrNealDunnFL2, @congbillposey, @RepAlLawsonJr, @RepDarrenSoto @RepValDemings, @RepHastingsFL & colleagues will too
If you've stuck with me this far then you might as well take the last step!
Tell your state rep to protect #Sicklecellwarriors from #COVID19 by increasing access to outpatient and preventive services here
https://hematology.org/advocacy/action-alerts-campaigns/contact-congress-in-support-of-improving-medicaid-outpatient-services-for-scd-patients
Thanks for coming to my Twitter Ted Talk
Tell your state rep to protect #Sicklecellwarriors from #COVID19 by increasing access to outpatient and preventive services here
https://hematology.org/advocacy/action-alerts-campaigns/contact-congress-in-support-of-improving-medicaid-outpatient-services-for-scd-patients
Thanks for coming to my Twitter Ted Talk
