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Turner, MorrieWhere's Herbie? A Sickle Cell Anemia Story andColoring Book.National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, Md.;Office of Child Development (DHEW) , Washington,D.C.DHEW -OCD-72 -597219p.

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government PrintingOffice, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Stock No. 1791-0177,$0.30)

MF-$0.65 HC -$3.29*Children; *Health Education; *Health Guides;*Heredity; *Negroes*Sickle Cell Anemia

ABSTRACTAn illustrated book describing sickfe cell anemia,

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Morrie Turner's cartooned message on sickle cell anemia grew out ofhis elected mission to use his talents to help build a more humane worldfor children. At 47, "Morrie" (his trademark, affectionately used by allages) works 12-18 hours a day, with his TV keeping him constantly,"aware of what's going on in the world and people's attitudes about it"With his researcher-wife, Letha, he produces 'Wee Pals", the first Blackcomic strip to make the newspapers, and now multi - racial anddistributed to 75 publications. During the rest of his waking hours, hegives 3 to 6 chalk talks per week to achool children, teaches cartooningat two institutions, publishes books, develops film strips andcommercials, and prepares a full-hour TV program for the ABCnetwork. His wide-ranging activities are directed primarily toentertaining, informing, and morale building of Black children. Hisaudiences, however, include all races and span all ages.

Morrie's goal for "better schools and better Oakland" (Calif.) has ledhim to probe innumerable subjects involving racial problems and needsof poor children, such as nutrition, reading, and now sickle cell anemia,a race-linked disease. For his humanistic achievements he received theNational Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Award in1966, and was honored by both the DeMo lay Association and theAnti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. In 1970, he was tapped for thedistinction of serving as vice-chairman of the Forum oi ChildDevelopment and the Mass Media that prepared for the 1970 WhiteHouse Cobference on Children.

Where's Herbie?, generously contributed to the Office of ChildDevelopment by Morrie Turner, is an outgrowth of the Conference andthe latest evidence of his imagination.

FREDERICK C. GREEN, M.D.Associate ChiefChildren's Bureau

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A SICKLEWHAT ?

SICKLE CELL AHEMIA1.1T% A DISEASE THATUSUALLY STRIKES BLACK PEOPLE'

NAW MAN.. IT DOESN'T WORK

INHERITy_DOESN'T

INHERIT IT FROM YOURTOHAVE TO

HAVE IT IN THEIR BLOODBEFORE NM CAN GET IT!

DON'T BE SO SURE,BABY, ONE OUT OF TEN

BLACK PEOPLE CARRYTHE SICKLE CELL TRAITAND ONE IN FOUR HUNDREDHAVE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

WELL IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE DISEASE HOWDO WE KNOW IFWE GOT IT? YOU MEAN WHAT ARE THE

SYMPTOMS -WELL IT MAKES YOUTIRED, CAUSES FEVER AND PAIN INYOUR ARMS LEGS AND SIOMACH

ARE TUE SYMPTOMS'

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BECAUSE WHEN YOUHAVE

CHANGERED BLOOD

CELLS CHANGE TO A SICKLESHAPE DUE ID LACK OF

OXYGEN!

I HOPE THEYERBIE, QUICK

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GOSH !P.WHAT'S

NEGONN DO ..STAY IN QEDTHE REST OF HIS LIFE.

KINDSPEOPLE WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA- ARE A LOT LIKE PEOPLE WITH GIVERKINDS OF ANEMIA - THEY ARE USUALLY iii #-SHORT OF BREATH AND f YEAH, A PERSON WITH THETIRE OUT EASILY' DISEASE MAY BE ABLE TO LFAD

A PRETTY NORMAL LIFE...

FICKLE Cal_CAME FROM AFRICAAND _WS BROUGHT 10 THIScoLNTRY WITH THE SLAVE TRADE

"BLACKS LIVING IN THE MALARIA BELTS OF AFRICA HAVE FOR CENTURES BEEN EXPOSED TOM_AvARJA,__MALARIA IS AN INFECTION CAUSED BY A PARASITE THAT DESTROYS THE RED BLOODCELLS. THU& IS EVIDENCE 10 INDICATE THAT AFRICAN INDIVIDUALS CARRYING SICKLED CELLS AREMORE RESISTANT TO MALARIA- WHEN BLACKS WERE IMPORTED BY THE AMERICAN SLAVESYSTEM TO AMERICA WHERE MALARIA IS VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVINGSICKLE CELL TRAIT WAS ELIMINATED AND AN ASSET BECAME A LIABILITY"

AREAS OFSICKLE-CELL GENEIN THE OLD WORLD

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HELLO MISS! ISTM' DOCTOR IN ?

COME IN BOYS 1.. CAN I HELP YOU?

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THE DOCTOR IS ALWAYSHAPPY TO TEST FORSICKLE CELL TRAITS

HELLO FELLA5f.. LAD.TO SEE YOU'RE SO IN REsTED

IN SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.'

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IF BOTH YOUR PARENTSHAVE NQRMAL HEMOGLOBININ ThelVat aL000 YOU WILLHAVE NORMAL I-IEMOGLOBINAND THERE.rORE WILL NOTSUFFER FROM SICKLECELL ANEMIA

IF ONE PARENT HAS SICKLECELL TRAM HIS CHILDRENcomp INHERIT IT

PARENT,5

9I CKLE NORMA LCELL TRAIT

NORMAL

CHILDREN

14 INORMAL SICKE CACKLE

CELL CELLTRAIT TRAIT

"IF BOTH PARENTS WAVE SOME OF THE SICKLE CELL HEMOGLOBIN INTHEIR BLOOD THEIR CHILDREN HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE OF INHERITINGSICKLE CELL HEMOGLOBIN AND SOME MAY EVEN INHERIT ENOUGH OFIT TO CAUSE SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

PARENTS Cill WREN

SICKLE SICICLECELL. CELLTRAIT TRAIT

SICKLE SICKLE SICKLECELL CELL CELL NORMALANEMIA TRAIT TRAIT

(....YOU CAN'T CATCH SIClq_E CELLANEMIA- A1OYOUREITH5N. BORNWITH IT OR E NuT

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I GUESS OUR BUDDYHERBIE WAS BORN WITHSICKLE CELL ANEMIA

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HE'S HAVING WHAT WE CALLA SICKLE CELL CRISIS ,WHICHCAN LAST FROM. A FEW I-IOU R5TO A WEEK AND IT CAN BE

VERY PAINFUL

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IT MAKESSEVERE

SHORTOF.BREMH AND MBE OUT EASILY- THEYMAY HAVE SEVERb. PAIN IN ANY WW1- OF THE boDY, RUN A FEVER WITHcHILIN LS_, _SHOIR

EWYEBLOOD IN THEIR URINE AND A YELLOW COLORTHES

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DO YOU GO THROUGH THE CRISIS WHENYOU HAVE SICKLE CELL TRAIT ?

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"NO, PEOPLE WITH SICKLE CELL TRAIT C,AN USUALLY LEAD NORMALALTITUDES

THEY HAVE TROUBLE DURING FLIGHTS AT HIGHALTITUDES 1N AN UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE

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OR DURING ANESTHESIA FOR SURGERY....

OR ON AUTOMOBILE TRIPS ACROSSHIGH MOUNTAINS, OR IN ANYSITUATION WHERE THERE IS ALOWER AMOUNT 0F OXYGEN...

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PEOPLE WITH THE TRAIT WILL WAVETROUBLE WITH THESE "'WINGS TOO..THEY SHOULDNOT GO SWIMMINGUNDERWATER,...,AND A WOMANWITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIANEEDS EXTRA CARE WHENSHE'S PREGNANT

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WELL I WANT TOBE EXAMINED DOC..IF YOU PROMISE ITWON'T 1-IURT1

NO/

TESTING FOR SICKLE CELL TRAIT IS REALLY VERYSIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE - WE ONLY NEED ADROP OF BLOOD FROM TI-IE FINGER:

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ANDWELFARE

Office of Child DevelopmentChildren's Bureau1972

DREW Publication No. (OCD) 72-59

UAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Office ofMkt Dadopment, Children't Bloom In coopennlon wide National Sickle CellDhow Peeping.

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