Interviewer
Michael A. Cooke
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Abstract
In her August 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Albertha Cook discussed her time at the Committee on Better Racial Assurance (COBRA) and the organization’s association with DHEC. Cook covered the issues with the health system and physicians not understand what sickle cell anemia was and how to diagnose it, the lack of education in Black communities on genetic disorders, and the Black community’s aversion to admitting illness. She also discussed the issues with testing for sickle cell anemia, COBRA’s sickle cell anemia program’s goals, and DHEC’s involvement with sickle cell anemia education, prevention, and treatment. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Publication Date
8-10-1984
Unique Identifier
OH 332
Format
1 Cassette
Length
50 minutes
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Series
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation
Disciplines
Oral History
Keywords
Committee on Better Racial Assurance (COBRA), sickle cell anemia, sickle thalassemia, sickle cell trait, genetic testing and counseling
Recommended Citation
Cook, Albertha, "Interview with Albertha Cook" (1984). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 332.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/288
![Interview with Albertha Cook](https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/1289/thumbnail.jpg)
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Sickle cell anemia, Sickle cell anemia -- Treatment, Genetic disorders, Genetic screening