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Sickle Cell Walkathon

Calendar: Collegewide Events

Location: Florida State College at Jacksonville, Downtown Campus, 101 W. State St., Courtyard, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (Directions)

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Summary: Join us at the walk to help raise funds and awareness for sickle cell disease. Together we will break the cycle to find a cure!

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Sickle cell trait or the carrier state for sickle cell anemia occurs in high frequency among people of African-American and/or Hispanic descent, but it can also occur in people of all ethnicities. For nearly three decades, screening for sickle cell disease and related hemoglobinopathies has been part of state mandated universal newborn screening programs in the U.S.

For more information, please contact the Downtown Campus Student Life and Leadership office at (904) 633-8210.

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