Links

Sites with helpful information for persons with sickle cell disease:

Sickle Cell Disease Research

• Clinical Trials for Sickle Cell Disease
• Federally Sponsored Medical Research
  

Sickle Cell Disease Information

• Management and Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease
• NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Problem Oriented Clinical Guidelines
• Sickle Cell Information Center
• Joint Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders

Health Insurance Programs

• Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan for California (PCIP)
• Major Risk Medical Insurance Program
• Access for Infants & Mothers (AIM)
• California Childrens Services (CCS)
• Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP)
• Department of Managed Health Care
• Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP)
• Healthy Families Program
• Medi-Cal
  
• Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)
  
• LA Care Health Plan
  

Medical Centers with Sickle Cell Programs (Southern California)

• Cedars Sinai Medical Center
• Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
• Childrens Hospital Orange County
• Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego
• City of Hope Medical Center
• Harbor UCLA Medical Center
• Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
• LAC + USC Medical Center (Adults)
• Loma Linda Medical Center
• Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
• UC Irvine Medical Center
• UCLA Medical Center

Food, Financial Assistance & Transportation

• Access Transportation
• California Department of Rehabilitation - Employment Information
• California Department of Social Services - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Social Security
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Child Care Resources

• California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
• Los Angeles County Childcare Directory
• Trustline - California Registry of Child Care Providers

California State Programs

• California Department of Health Services
• California Department of Rehabilitation
• California Department of Social Services

Los Angeles Resources

• Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
• 211 LA County Help
  
• LAUSD Division of Special Education

Federal Resources

• American With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Federal Consumer Information Center
• Office of Minority Health Resource Center