In July of 2008, the New Jersey Hero Act was passed
requiring all public high schools in New Jersey to
incorporate information about organ and tissue donation
into their health curriculum. Donate Life New Jersey has
created a classroom guide called High School Heroes to
help teachers meet this educational mandate.
Donate Life New Jersey believes the New Jersey Hero Act
and the High School Heroes Classroom Guide present a
bold and unique opportunity to help close the gap between
people on the waiting list and people who make the decision
to become an organ and tissue donor.
(You will be required to register with Donate Life NJ
when you download this guide. Please save this
document to your computer.)
Get the Facts PowerPoint Presentation (Presentation Mode)
To download, right click on the link, click save link as, save to your computer and double click to launch.
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your computer.)
Join us for a High School Heroes Professional Development Workshop.
These workshops are designed to teach you to help your school fulfill
the requirements of the NJ Hero Act by implementing the High School
Heroes Organ and Tissue Education Program into your curriculum.
Participants will receive FREE continental breakfast as well as a
certificate for 2 hours of professional development. This training
is FREE for all health teachers in New Jersey.
Workshops will be held at the New Jersey Sharing Network in New
Providence, New Jersey on the following dates this year: February 10th,
2010 9:30 – 11:30 and May 12th 2010 9:30 - 11:30. Contact
highschoolheroes@sharenj.org in order to register.
Contact Donate Life New Jersey to request information, educational
materials, and or a speaker.
Donate Life New Jersey would like to acknowledge the following
high schools for their participation in the
High School Heroes Pilot Program
Atlantic City High School, East Side High School, Elizabeth
High School, Freehold Regional High School District, Holy Spirit,
Kearny High School, Manasquan High School, North Warren Regional
High School, St. Benedict’s Preparatory School, and
Vernon Township High School
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