Congratulations to Southern Utah University!
Nice job to Southern Utah University! SUU came out on top in the race for organ donors. 1,159 students registered as donors on Saturday October 24, 2009.
Total, 1,678 people registered as organ donors this last Saturday—imagine what amazing things will come for those who are waiting for organ transplants because of all those new people willing to donate.
Thank you to everyone who became a donor and to all those who helped spread the word.
Now, a lot of you are students from out of state. Don’t let this be the last time you think about organ donation! Take the information you’ve learned home to your home state.
According to the current national goals of Donate Life America
(http://www.donatelife.net/pdfs/DLA_Report_Card_2009.pdf), Utah is one of 25 states that meet the effective donor registry design criteria
Effective Registry Design Criteria:
1. Donor designation is considered legally binding consent
2. Includes consent for tissue donation
3. Individuals can enroll through a dedicated Web site
4. DMV enrolls donors via driver’s license and ID card applications and renewals
5. No follow-up step required for DMV or online enrollment
6. DMV exports donor records to registry database
7. Organ, eye and tissue recovery agencies can effectively access donor designations
That means that half of the United States does NOT meet this criteria and has low numbers of registered donors!
We want you all to tell people about organ donation, but Iif you are from one of the following 25 states, we especially need you to spread the word about organ donation.
• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Dakota
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Texas
• Vermont
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
Remember! It’s all about awareness. The more people who are aware of how donation can save lives, the more willing they will be to become registered donors.
