Angel Flight is an incredible organization. Angel flight was formed by a group of pilots who volunteer their time for those in need of transportation. The use of a plane and related expenses are all donated by pilots, private individuals, corporations, etc.  Angel Flight arranges free air transportation for any legitimate, charitable, medically related need. They provide transportation for people who are financially distressed or in need of a time-critical non emergency situation. If you can not afford transportation, contact them to see if you are eligible for their services. They have provided services for Living Organ Donors.

 

 

 

 

The American Heart Association has a vast array of information on healthy living. The information is perhaps one of the most extensive online websites for healthy living. You can figure your Body Mass Index, take a health quiz and find other advice on healthy living. Under diet and nutrition you can access Delicious Decisions. Delicious Decisions looks like a book with tabs on the side. You can click on the tabs and find anything from a Cookbook with recipes to Fit Forever which is a log to track your exercise and eating habits.

 

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The website address for the Delicious Decisions is

 

www.deliciousdecisions.org

  

 

 

Living Organ Donors are able to interact with other Living Organ Donors or potential Living Organ Donors through the message board. Various sections such as an educational section, links to other websites, updates of media reports concerning organ donation, living organ donor buddies and a message board for postings are available for the Living Organ Donor. The message board includes postings from living organ donors who offer encouragement and support to those who are presently going through the living organ donation process and a multitude of other concerns surrounding living organ donation. 

 

 

 

 

 

JCAHO is a not for profit organization that accredits and evaluates over 16,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.  JCAHO is active in Living Organ Donor Issues. They have compiled a brochure you many acces on their site. It provides helpful suggestions for potential Living Organ Donors when evaluating the choice of becoming a Living Organ Donor.

 

www.jcaho.org

 

 

 

 

 

UNOS can provide two functions for the Living Organ Donor There is a data base the Living Organ Donor can accesss to find statistics on transplant centers. The statistics include various information such as the number and type of living donor transplants a center has performed. The site has a separate section just for Living Organ Donors which provides information for Living Donors. You may also pay a tribute to the Living Donor.

 

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Other information

 

Living Donation Facts

 

Living Kidney Donor Evaluation Guidelines

 

Living Liver Donor Evaluation Guidelines

 

 

 

 

Health and Human Services is the US Government Agency that protects the health of all Americans. It also provides services like Medicare.

 

ACOT stands for the Advisory Committeee on Organ Transplantation. ACOT was established to address the issues surrounding organ transplantation. ACOT meetings are open to the public. A person may also request in writing to speak during the public comment section of the meeting. The minutes to the meetings may be accessed by the public. In order to accesss information on ACOT, go to the HHS website on organ transplantation. On the right side of the website is a link to ACOT.

 

 

 

 

The National Kidney Foundation is a long standing foundation which provides information relating to kidney disease such as dialysis, educational material and information on living kidney donation. There is a section just for living organ donors.