Minorities and Organ Donation

The Paid Leave Podcast

The need for organ donation in Connecticut and nationally is high. Kidneys are the most needed organ. The reason for the shortage is that many people do not properly declare their wishes to be an organ donor. The need is even greater for minorities. Today we will discuss why minorities are so skeptical about becoming an organ donor, and what is being done to offset the need.
In this podcast episode "Minorities and Organ Donation", I speak with New England Donor Services Mark Brevard and Andrew Johnson. Mark is the Director of Multicultural Community Outreach, and Andrew is the Multicultural Community Outreach Coordinator, and the recipient of a heart transplant. We talk about the need for continuing education in communities of color to dispel myths about becoming an organ donor, and the challenges they still face to raise awareness. The goal is to get more minorities to become donors, and to have tough family conversations about their end of life wishes.
To get in touch with New England Donor Services to become a donor go to: registerme.org
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