Health Equity
This chronic disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the United States.
What is diabetes?
People are more likely to support organ donation when they have had this conversation before a medical crisis.
What are family conversations?
These organizations are often trusted partners for outreach because they already have strong relationships within the community.
What are faith organizations?
"I've never really learned how organ donation works."
What is lack of awareness?
Approximately this many people are currently waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the United States.
What is 100,000?
This condition is another leading cause of kidney failure and disproportionately affects Black Americans.
What is hypertension?
Increasing donor registration in diverse communities helps strengthen this pool of potential donors.
What is the donor registry?
Before educating a new community, successful outreach often begins by doing this.
What is listening?
"I don't think my religion would allow me to register."
What are religious concerns?
Approximately this percentage of people on the national transplant waiting list come from multicultural communities.
What is 60%?
Housing, transportation, education and income are examples of these factors that influence health outcomes.
What are social determinants of health?
This is often the first step in overcoming misinformation and hesitancy within a community.
What is education?
Sharing donor and recipient stories helps create this with an audience.
What is connection?
"My family wouldn't support my decision to donate."
What is family influence?
This organ accounts for the largest share of the national transplant waiting list.
What are kidneys?
Increasing donor registration in diverse communities can improve the chances of finding these for transplant candidates.
What are compatible matches?
Providing information in a person's preferred language helps reduce this barrier to understanding.
What is a language barrier?
Outreach that reflects a community's language, values and experiences is considered this.
What is culturally relevant?
"I don't trust hospitals to do the right thing."
What is medical mistrust?
Approximately this many people die each day while waiting for a lifesaving transplant.
What is 17?
The ultimate goal of National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month is to reduce these differences in transplant need and access.
What are health disparities?
Lasting change in donor registration depends on building this over time with the communities we serve.
What is trust?
Working with respected community leaders helps establish this before discussing organ donation.
What is credibility?
"I understand English, but the medical terms are confusing."
What is health literacy?
A new person is added to the national transplant waiting list about this often.
What is every 8 minutes?