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Did you know that there
approximately 103,970 people on the
national waiting list currently waiting for an organ or tissue
transplant?
At the same time, there are only about
14,200 registered donors.
Finally, each organ and tissue donor has
the potential to save up to 58 lives!
DoT Org at UCLA
together with Chicanos/Latinos
for Community Medicine (CCM) began as a student initiated effort to
educate and increase consciousness within UCLA students and members of
the surrounding communities concerning the myths and facts of organ and
tissue donation. We hope to dispel common misconceptions and thus
increase the pool of registered donors within the Los Angeles area.
Our goal is to raise consciousness of organ and
tissue
donation through on and off campus events, which include the annual
Donate Life Run/Walk, Give Life Give Thanks donor drive, etc. With the
collective effort of our volunteers, we hope to reach the community
through public health fairs, pre-health conferences, LAUSD high school
site visits, and various other community-based sites in the greater Los
Angeles County.
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