Nevada Launches Organ Donation Web Site

The Nevada Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force recently launched its new Web site to increase organ donor awareness.

The Web site contains information about making donations; purchasing the organ donor license plate; most frequently asked questions on organ donation, as well as providing links to other helpful Web sites.

The task force is composed of members from the transplant community, organ and tissue procurement agencies, health organizations, Nevada Legislature, Department of Motor Vehicles and the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection, which provides administrative support through Consumer Advocate Timothy Hay.

"One of the main goals of the task force is to better educate and inform the public about the vital need for additional organ and tissue donors, and the new Web site will well serve that purpose," said Hay.

"The more we can get the message out to the general public about the vital importance of organ and tissue donation, the more we will be able to benefit people here in Nevada and throughout the nation who are in desperate need of a transplant," said Dawn Gibbons, assemblywoman and co-chair of the task force.

Co-chairs Frankie Sue Del Papa and Dawn Gibbons are encouraging citizens to visit the Web site and pass along the Web address to others who are interested in the worthwhile cause.
KW