Educate Others About Organ, Eye And Tissue Donation

General Resources

These are basic learning tools that give an overview of donation and transplantation. Most are appropriate for audiences middle school age and older. 

Organ Donation & Transplantation: How Does Work? (Video)

This video, created by Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explains the transplant waiting list, how someone becomes a donor, the process of matching organs and signing up to share the gift of life.

This video is also available in Spanish here.

Transplant Living Website

This website serves primarily as a resource for those going through the donation and transplantation process as a recipient or living donor. It contains information on what to expect before and after a transplant, as well as what you should know when making the decision to be a living donor.

Go Recycle Yourself

This is an organ, eye and tissue donation initiative designed to support high school teachers and engage young audiences. Its design, interactive games, downloadable goodies, social media channels, and real-life stories appeal to students, who can readily register as donors in their state while on the site. There is also an “Educators” section where teachers can access a suite of videos, lesson plans, reading exercises, and activities in order to plan a lesson, unit or student project on donation.

Other Donation & Transplantation Organizations

The following organizations are related to donation and transplantation. Their websites contain more helpful resources for your educational needs.

• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) – UNOS is the government-contracted nonprofit that manages the United State’s organ system, including the waiting list and the distribution of donated organs.
• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) – UNOS currently serves as the OPTN, linking professionals with the donation and transplantation system. All of the current national waiting list, donation and transplantation data (sorted by state, organ, donor type, etc.) is housed this website.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) & Organdonor.gov – In the United States, the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has oversight of the OPTN (see above). OrganDonor.gov is the official U.S. Government website for organ donation and transplantation, managed by HRSA.
• Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) – This organization is responsible for research and analysis of transplantation outcome data. This website contains high-level reports on national transplant data, transplantation programs and organ procurement organizations.