Evidence based practice shows why is

organ donation so important!

Donatelifeny.org
National average of organ donors is 48%.
22% of New Yorkers are enrolled in organ donation so this is lower than the
national average.
More than 10,000 people in New York are in need of an organ.

Kidney Foundation

Kidneys are the number one organ needed.

17,000 people receive a kidney every year.
96,000 people are waiting for a kidney.
13 people die every day without a kidney.

Donatelife.net
124,000 people on the waiting list.
21 people die everyday waiting.
2 people will die by the end of class.
References:
About Organ Donation. (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2015, from
http://www.liveonny.org/about-donation/data/#Data NYS1
Be an Organ Donor. (2014). Retrieved July 29, 2015, from
https://www.kidney.org/transplantation/beadonor
Why be a Donor? (n.d.). Retrieved July 29, 2015, from
http://donatelife.net/understanding-donation/