09/17/2026 11:35:19 AMEach September, Sickle Cell Awareness Month brings attention to an inherited blood disorder affecting more than 100,000 Americans, with a significant impact on individuals and families across Brooklyn.Office of Communications and Marketing/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2026/september/09-16-sickle-cell-awareness.xmlCommemorative Months