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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The 3rd Annual Florence Neal Cooper Smith 5K Walk for Sickle Cell brought together community members at Dorey Park on Saturday to raise awareness and funds for sickle cell disease research.
The disease affects more than 100,000 Americans, with Virginia facing particularly high rates among African American communities. In Virginia, 1 in 325 African Americans have the disease, while 1 in 12 carry the trait…