Surveys have revealed that people are more likely to become organ and tissue donors if they have a better understanding of the issues surrounding this very personal subject. For this reason, the New York Organ Donor Network provides both public and professional education about donation in the Greater New York metropolitan area. But we can't do it alone. That's where corporations and organizations can help to spread the word about organ and tissue donation.
The critical support the Donor Network needs to save lives depends on the following sequence of events for each New Yorker over the age of 18:
STEP 1: Find out as much as possible about organ and tissue donation. Get the facts!
STEP 2: Enroll in the New York State Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, and sign the back of your driver's license with two witnesses.
Step 3: Tell your family members about your decision to become a donor, as next of kin are asked for consent for organ and tissue donation.
In addition to participating in our Workplace Partnership for Life program, here are a few other ways in which corporations and organizations can increase understanding of donation, and increase enrollment in the donor registry:
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Implement a leave policy for employees who donate an organ. |
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Do something special during National Donate Life Month in April or create your own Awareness Day, Week or Month. |
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Underwrite a New York Organ Donor Network public education donor awareness campaign. See Financial Contributions. |
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