Extramural Grant Program
Summaries
Public Education Efforts to Increase Solid
Organ Donation
Fiscal
Year 2007 Four Grantees
| Grantee:
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National
Kidney Foundation of Michigan |
| Grant
#: |
D71 HS08574 |
| Consortium
Members: |
University
of Michigan’s School of Public Health, School of
Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center; Gift of Life
Michigan |
| Project
Title: |
Body
& Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living—Organ
Donation; Module (Body & Soul) |
| Description: |
This
project is an evidence- and faith-based program that builds
on two previous health-related projects. The organ and
tissue donation module will be implemented, as part of
the entire program, in 20 African American churches and
include 60 participants per church. The primary outcome
will be measured at an 18 month follow-up by the number
of actual registrations on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
|
| Grantee:
|
SUNY,
Buffalo |
| Grant
#: |
D71 HS0875 |
| Consortium
Members: |
New
York Organ Donor Network (NYODN), Six Participating College
Campuses |
| Project
Title: |
A
College-Based Campaign to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation
in New York City |
| Description: |
This
college-based program, builds on a previous grant which
enrolled nearly 4,000 college students, and seeks to increase
organ donor registry enrollments, signing rates, and family
notification by 20 percent in this population and among
local community members. It should be noted that increases
in organ donation registrations to the New York State
Organ Registry, in the affected zip codes, are projected
to increase by only five percent. The project could improve
this projection by an additional 15 percent.
|
| Grantee:
|
Florida
Coalition on Donation |
| Grant
#: |
D71 SH08576 |
| Consortium
Members: |
LifeLink
of Florida, LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services, Life Alliance
Organ Recovery Agency, TransLife, Florida DHSMV, Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Project
Title: |
Increasing Enrollment in the Donate Life Florida Organ
and Tissue Donor Registry: Evaluating the Effectiveness
of Two Targeted Educational Initiatives |
| Description: |
Two
targeted, multifaceted educational campaigns will be conducted
at 30 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
(DHSMV) offices. The educational campaigns are expected
to increase donor registry enrollment rates of Hispanic
American drivers by 50 percent in these offices when compared
to DHSMV Offices without such training. |
| Grantee:
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Purdue
University |
| Grant
#: |
D71
HS08577 |
| Consortium
Members: |
Gift
of Life Michigan |
| Project
Title: |
Department
of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Plus Grassroots Media Educational
Program |
| Description: |
Trained
volunteers will be used to increase donation enrollments
at DMV sites, public outreach activities, and at special
events such as Donor Sabbath and Donate Life month activities.
Targeted audiences include African Americans and those
needing to update their organ donor registry enrollment
information. Legislation enacted in January 2007. makes
Michigan a first person consent State where the consent
to donate organs and tissues is legally binding and can
not be denied by family members. |
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