CA ACR207

Recognizes June 19, 2022, as Sickle Cell Awareness Day in California

Acknowledges sickle cell disease as a chronic condition affecting multiple organs with severe complications including stroke, infections, and pulmonary embolism, resulting in reduced life expectancy

Identifies vasoocclusive crises as a common painful complication occurring several times per year in adolescents and adults, serving as the primary cause of hospitalizations in sickle cell disease patients

Notes barriers to quality care including limited geographic access to comprehensive care, varied treatment use, high reliance on emergency services, and shortage of healthcare providers with sickle cell disease expertise

Recognizes emerging one-time gene therapies and gene editing approaches under development that may offer potential cures for some patients and lifetime cost savings