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.

Graphics
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.
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.
Smiling Black man is leaning back in a clinic chair and donating blood.
GIFs
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."
Animated graphic with blood drops and portraits of a smiling Hispanic woman, Black man, and an Asian woman.
Animation of sickled blood cells and three icons of people. One highlighted in blue to represent the 1 in 3 African American blood donors who is a match for people with sickle cell disease.

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