Integrating Nurse Champion Model for Group Reproductive Genetic Counseling forSickle Cell Hemoglobinopathies into Primary Care: A Pilot Implementation ScienceStudy

PROJECT NARRATIVE: Genetic counseling and health education are essential components of any early diagnosis program for sickle cell disease to ensure that risk results are effectively communicated by healthcare workers to those at-risk couples and their families. These are also important within the context of culture and health literacy because health beliefs and attitudes of the general public have a significant impact on health seeking behaviors that substantially influence reproductive decisions made by individuals and families.