Blood Donation and Safety Social Media Resources

Help bring greater awareness about the safety of the blood supply

Help bring greater awareness about the safety of the blood supply and the continued need for blood donations by sharing these graphics and sample posts on your social media channels.

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Graphics
A man donating blood, holding a red squeeze ball, with text promoting World Blood Donor Day on June 14th. The bottom of the infocard shows the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Education Program visual mark, and a url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/blood/donation
An info card with an image of a person sitting in a chair with shirt sleeve rolled up and a compression band placed. A healthcare worker is searching for a vein on the arm. The text on the right reads, “It's never too late to donate blood! #NationalBloodDonorMonth.” The card footer shows the NHLBI logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Program visual, and the program website url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/blood.
Info card with a background image of a woman in a hospital bed with an IV line. The text reads, “Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.” The card footer shows the NHLBI logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Program visual, and the program website url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/blood.
An info card with text over an image of a woman at a hospital. The text reads, “5 million Americans need a blood transfusion each year.” The card footer shows the NHLBI logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Program visual, and the program website url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/blood.
An info card with text over an image of the arm of someone donating blood while squeezing a stress ball. The text reads, “Blood donations are needed!” The card footer shows the NHLBI logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Program visual, and the program website url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/blood.
An informational graphic card that reads "An inclusive and science-based approach to blood donation eligibility is here." There's also a stock image of a homosexual couple walking outdoors in the city street and smiling.
3 images in circles and short copy below each. The first image has a group of people smiling and holding a pride flag with text that reads "LGBTQ+ community", the second image has a group of teenagers smiling with text that reads "Teens at least 16 years old (in most states)" and the last image has two men in the middle of a conversation with text saying "Adults, including those living with chronic conditions that are under control through treatment."
A face comprised of portions of faces from African Americans. See description for more details.
An African American arm in a clinical setting, with a blood donation IV line and blood bag attached, and the hand squeezing a stress ball. See description for more details.
Diverse group of people with their arms around one another. See description for more details.
GIFs
An info card with text over an image of a woman donating blood. The text reads, “Types of blood donation include: whole blood red cells plasma platelets granulocytes.” The card footer shows the NHLBI logo, the Blood Diseases and Disorders Program visual, and the program website url: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/blood.
Animated infocard featuring multicolored blood drops in various configurations. See description for more details.
diverse images of people with overlaying text that reads: "Blood donors of color can help many people including patients with sickle cell disease, moms with complicated childbirths, people fighting cancer, accident or trauma victims."
Blood drop character looking at clock with overlaying text that reads: "Did you know that every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood?"
blood drop character with overlaying text that reads: "People need blood for many conditions, such as: an organ transplant, blood diseases, cancer, gastrointestinal diseases, heavy bleeding, infectious diseases, surgery.
animated representation of the human circulatory system with overlaying text that reads: "Blood keeps us alive by delivering oxygen and nutrients to our cells."
An animated infocard featuring the arm of someone donating blood with a blood bag filling up to one side. Overlaying text reads: "A whole blood transfusion can provide: Whole blood, Red cells, Platelets, Plasma."

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