Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program
http://www.nationalmottep.org/
MOTTEP® is the Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program.
It is the first program of its kind in the country designed to:
- Educate minority communities on facts about organ and tissue transplantation
- Empower minority communities to develop transplant education programs which
allow them to become involved in addressing the shortage of donors
- Increase minority participation in organ/tissue transplant endeavors
including signing organ donor cards
- Encourage and increase family discussions related to organ and tissue donation
- Increase the number of minorities who donate organs and tissues
The mission of the Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program,
(MOTTEP®) is to decrease the number and rate of ethnic minority Americans
needing organ and tissue transplants. MOTTEP® will achieve its mission
by implementing a national information and education campaign that emphasizes
both prevention and intervention strategies that result in:
- healthier life styles and behavioral patterns
- increased number of minority donors and transplant recipients
- increased number of family discussions regarding organ and tissue transplants
- increased number of minority donor pledges
Shelia George is the Executive Director of Chicago/Northwest Indiana MOTTEP.
For more information, call (219) 397-4335 or e-mail sgeorge@hvusa.org. |
