World Wide Resources Kid Friendly Sites

World Wide Web Sites

Disclaimer: The following links are provided as a service to our users. This link does not imply endorsement or support of any programs or organizations. The Sickle Cell Information Center sponsors are not responsible for the content of the individual organization home pages. Click on a category below or scroll down:

Health Care Providers,  Patients and Families, Kid Friendly, Organizations, New Born Screening - Genetics, Teachers and Students, Bone Marrow Transplant, Cord Blood - Stem Cell, Incidence and distribution,  Pain Management, Stroke prevention - Transfusion, Other medical sites

Kid Friendly Sites

Planet Sickle - A kids site hosted by the Sickle Cell Society in the UK at http://www.sicklecellsociety.org/sicklescene/pshome.htm

www.SicklecellKids.org is up and running - This demonstration of the new Web site for sickle cell education and inspiration is up for viewing. The full story of the author and design is at: New Sickle Cell Web site for Kids is in Development

  BandAids and Blackboards at http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/contents.html A website, designed to improve the quality of life for children growing up with serious medical problems. The site contains their narratives, poetry, and tips for parents, health professionals and teachers, as well as many more pages of interactive resources, a hospital tour, and lesson plans. The site is the recipient of many awards, including a 2000 first prize in the Childnet International competition

Starbright Foundation - for children and teens There are wonderful resources for sickle cell kids. The Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama Game, question-and-answer formats help ill children learn about their disease. Available online - http://sicklecell.starlightprograms.org/ 

Kids Health from the Nemours Foundation This is an award winning site with information on many issues including sickle cell disease. The sickle cell information is divided into the following:

 Kids site : http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/blood/sickle_cell.html

Teen Site http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/sickle_cell_anemia.html

Parent site :http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/sickle_cell_anemia.html

The Code Unraveled- a site devoted to genetics by students Clement Pang, Natasha Lee, Alvin Li at http://library.thinkquest.org/~C0122628

TLC's T-Boz targets sickle cell disease at http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/lhdoc233.htm

Sickle Cell Disease at http://www.bio.metu.edu.tr/~e072190/sickle.html

University of Pitsburg Sickle Cell History and Characteristics at http://www.pitt.edu/~mahst51/

Kids MD  http://www.kids-md.com/

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