The need for blood donation is constant and crucial. Hospitals rely on the generosity of donors to treat millions of patients every year. There is no artificial substitute for human blood. Blood banks must have a consistent supply to respond to natural disasters, accidents, and emergencies.<\/p>\n
In the winter months, blood donations are reduced, due to weather, seasonal illness, and the holidays. Patients still need blood for life saving procedures. As a result, there\u2019s an increased risk of blood shortage<\/a>. That\u2019s where National Blood Donor Month comes in!<\/p>\n Eligibility Where to Donate Blood<\/strong> Myths About Blood Donation<\/strong> How to Prepare for Donating Blood<\/strong> Learn More about Blood Donation<\/strong> The need for blood donation is constant and crucial. Hospitals rely on the generosity of donors to treat millions of patients every year. There is no artificial substitute for human blood. Blood banks must have a consistent supply to respond to natural disasters, accidents, and emergencies. In the winter months, blood donations are reduced, due… Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2968,"featured_media":16650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[151],"tags":[381],"class_list":["post-16640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-blood-donor-month"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Homepage-images-1080-x-308-px-2.png?fit=1080%2C308&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8NC9K-4ko","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2968"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16640"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16648,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16640\/revisions\/16648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>If you’re unsure about your eligibility to donate blood or have never donated before, updated guidance now makes it easier for more people to donate. Changes include the removal of questions based on gender and sexual orientation. Learn more about eligibility requirements here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWant to donate blood? Try this Blood Donation Site Locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThink you can\u2019t donate because of your tattoo, age, travel, medication, or some other reason? Better check out these myths about donating blood<\/a> from Northwestern University!<\/p>\n
\nThe Red Cross<\/a> has blood donation FAQs<\/a> and info on what to do before, during, and after your donation<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nIf you want to learn more about blood transfusion and donation, MedlinePlus is a great place to start. The information found on Blood Transfusion and Donation page from MedlinePlus<\/a> page ranges from the basics to specifics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"