Australian Transplant and Dialysis Group
American Share Foundation
c/o Public Education/WWW Project
6464 Dempsey Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91406-6015
"To promote a greater public awareness of the world wide need for increased donation of human Organs, Tissues and Bone Marrow in order to save lives."
Channing L. Bete Co., Inc.
200 State Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373-0200
413-665-7611, fax 413-665-2671
Orders 800-628-7733, fax 800-499-6464
Publisher offers hundreds of booklets and videos, including:
Anita's Second Chance: A Story About Organ and Tissue Donation, for ages 6-9.
The Gift -- Two Families' Stories About Organ and Tissue Donation
Let's Learn About Organ and Tissue Donation, for ages 9-12.
Organ and Tissue Donation, classic booklet includes donor card.
Organ and Tissue Donation -- a Choice Worth Making, briefer presentation also includes donor card.
Tissue Donation
Coalition on Donation
1100 Boulder Parkway, Suite 500
P.O. Box 13770
Richmond, VA 23225-8770
804-330-8620, fax 804-323-7343
Call for brochure "Organ & Tissue Donation: Share Your Life...Share Your Decision" and donor cards.
Intermountain Transplant Program
University Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
(801) 581-2650
Lori Noyes' Home Page - Give the Gift of Life
My Transplant
An intensely personal story of a heart transplant. "My purpose here is to help make people aware of the desparate shortage of...Organ Donors."
U.S. National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Organ Donor Program
NKF widely disseminates the Uniform Donor Card.
National Kidney Foundation of Utah
3707 North Canyon Road, Suite 1-D
Provo, Utah 84604
(801) 226-5111
National Transplant Assistance Fund
800-642-8399, fax 610-527-5210
NTAF informs transplant candidates, donors and recipients about the transplant process and financing, provides fundraising counsel, and promotes organ donor awareness.
Organ Donation Insert Card Act
Part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (the so-called Kennedy/Kassebaum bill) enacted by the 104th Congress, this provides for donor cards and other information to be inserted into income tax refunds, starting with refunds made between 2/1 and 6/30/97.
Organ Donation -- The Gift of Life, Booklet "I." from
Health Information Library
Virgil Smirnow Associates, Publisher
Health Quality, Inc., Distributor
P.O. Box 55109
Lexington, KY 40555
606-299-8475, fax 606-299-8985
HIL publishes much material of interest to kidney patients.
Organ Transplant Association
P.O. Box 277
Missouri City, TX 77459
713-261-2682
Organ Transplant Support, Inc.
Debi Surlas RN, President
PO Box 471
Naperville, IL 60566-0471
630-527-8640, fax 630-527-8682
The Partnership for Organ Donation
Two Oliver Street
Boston, MA 02109
617-482-5746, fax 617-482-5748
Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc. (TRIO)
1735 I Street, NW, Suite 917
Washington, DC 20006-2461
800-TRIO-386, 202-293-0980, fax 202-293-0973
Non-profit TRIO strives to improve the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and donor families. Headquarters state/city chapters serve members in the areas of Awareness, Support, Education, and Advocacy. TRIO sponsors an annual conference and publishes the quarterly newsletter LIFELINES.
TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation and other website
A major resource, including a special section for potential organ donors. Webmaster: Eleanor G. Jones
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)