Useful Links

Federal Health Organizations

• US Food & Drug Administration (oversees all US blood banks)
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• National Institutes of Health

State Health Organizations

• CA Department of Health Services

Blood Banking Organizations

• America’s Blood Centers
• American Association of Blood Banks
• Blood Systems
• California Blood Banking Society

Blood Research Organizations

• Blood Systems Research Institute

BCP Partners in Health

• Donate Life California (organ donation)
• American Cancer Society
• Leukemia-Lymphoma Society
• National Marrow Donor Program
• Women’s Cancer Resource Center
• California Transplant Donor Network
• Asian American Donor Program
• American Liver Foundation
• CA Department of Health Newborn Screening Program
• Nancy’s List (educational resources and support for cancer patients)

For information about emergency preparedness:

• www.72hours.org

For the latest traffic information (so you can get to the blood center on time!):

• www.511.org