Links & Resources

America’s Blood Centers is the national association of independent, community blood centers dedicated to providing a safe and available blood supply for every patient in need.

AABB is an international, not-for-profit Association representing individuals and institutions involved in the fields of transfusion medicine and biotherapies.

The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) is a professional, non-profit, scientific and educational organization. AATB is the premier standard setting body promoting the safety and use of donated human tissue. The overwhelming majority of the human tissue distributed for transplant comes from AATB-accredited tissue banks.

The American Diabetes Association is a network of more than 565,000 volunteers, their families and caregivers, a professional society of nearly 12,000 health care professionals, as well as nearly 350 staff members.

The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.

The American Liver Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with dedicated staff and national board of directors who bring a range of medical expertise. ALF’s mission is to promote education, advocacy, support services and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.

The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.

AOPO is saving and improving lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation, by leading the nation’s organ donation process through innovation, advocacy, and education. AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process, collaborating with stakeholders and sharing best practices with their OPO members.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Donate Life America is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization leading its national partners and Donate Life State Teams to increase the number of donated organs, eyes and tissues available to save and heal lives through transplantation while developing a culture where donation is embraced as a fundamental human responsibility. 

Founded in 1961, the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), is the world’s oldest transplant association and is the nationally-recognized accrediting and standards setting body for eye banks. 

The National Kidney Foundation is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation.

The Respiratory Health Association has been a local public health leader since 1906. At that time, tuberculosis was a prominent health threat in the community. As health practices and treatments, medicines, and environmental factors have evolved, so has RHA. Today they address asthma, COPD, lung cancer, tobacco control and air quality with a comprehensive approach. 

UNOS is a nonprofit organization with decades of experience in helping save lives through research, technology, innovation and education. Since 1986, UNOS has managed the nation’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the federal government.