Stony Brook University’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) has partnered with LiveOnNY to successfully encourage students, faculty and staff to register as organ donors.

The Center for Prevention and Outreach peer educators hosted tabling events to encourage the campus community to register as organ donors.

Peer educators from CPO along with students from Fraternity and Sorority Life outreached to the campus community on October 7, also known as LiveOnNY’s Donor Enrollment Day. The campaigns included virtual and in-person events aimed toward debunking myths surrounding organ donations as well as encouraging the community to register as donors. Outreach tents were put up on the SAC Plaza where passing students could engage with peer educators and learn about the importance of registering to become an organ donor. Social media campaigns along with trivia events through Zoom allowed remote engagement for students who were not on campus.

Currently, the state of New York is ranked last in the percentage of the population registered as organ donors. This has become a critical issue as more than 10,000 New Yorkers are waiting for an organ transplant. However, this concern affects communities of color at higher rates due to health and social disparities. In efforts to combat these inequities and contribute to the global health community, Stony Brook University has been continually partnering with LiveOnNY.

With the help of all the students and staff involved, CPO was able to engage with more than 500 students passing by the outreach tents as well as to successfully register over 167 students on the day of the event. Students were able to take informational booklets provided by LiveOnNY to share with their friends and family. Additionally, social media posts reached audiences of more than 2,000 people, further educating the community on organ donations.

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