Links
Sites with helpful information for persons with sickle cell disease:
Sickle Cell Disease Research
Sickle Cell Disease Information
Health Insurance Programs
Medical Centers with Sickle Cell Programs (Southern California)
Food, Financial Assistance & Transportation
Child Care Resources
California State Programs
Los Angeles Resources
Federal Resources
Sites with helpful information for persons with sickle cell disease:
Sickle Cell Disease 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
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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
Federal Resources