Developed through a collaboration of blood centers, an education consultant and international associations representing blood centers, inside this program you will find:

A comprehensive education program designed to meet Next Generation Science Standards.

Teacher preparation guide and student education video, creating a foundation for learning.

Extensive facts, glossary, student activities, career exploration opportunities, and more.

Engage students through:

Socratic Seminar, creating a dialogue surrounding a variety of suggested topics.

Creating a commercial, social media campaign, or survey to learn from others how we can increase interest in donating blood.

Reviewing a variety of career opportunities which help to support the nation's blood supply.

Incorporate this video into your lesson plans and show to the school when promoting a blood drive. Share by:

Posting on internal students school accounts, providing extra credit by watching the video.

Including it on the homepage for the high school.

Incorporating it into a social media campaign.

Blood Center Resources

Use these resources to help guide your journey in getting this program implemented into school curriculum in your area.

Schedule a meeting with your high school blood drive sponsor to share this new resource and see if the biology teacher can be invited.

Reach out to the superintendent and those responsible for creating curriculum, with support of your local high school, to distribute the program more widely.

Create a training with your recruitment staff with a complete set of talking points and overview on how to utilize the kit.

Listen in as Ronni (the educational consultant on the project) shares the approach to creating the Vein to Vein program.

Thank you to the following contributors:

America's Blood Centers   -   ADRP, an International Division of America's Blood Centers   -   ConnectLife, Blood & Organ Donor Network   -   New York Blood Center Enterprises   -   Ronni McGrath, Education Consultant

 

A special thank you to Johnson & Johnson for sponsoring the creation and production of this program.