About Us

National MOTTEP® is the National Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program. It is the first program of its kind in the country designed to:

• Educate minority communities on facts about organ and tissue transplantation
• Empower minority communities to develop transplant education programs which allow them to become involved in addressing the shortage of donors
• Increase minority participation in organ/tissue transplant endeavors including signing organ donor cards
• Encourage and increase family discussions related to organ and tissue donation
• Increase the number of minorities who donate organs and tissues

The mission of the National Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program, (MOTTEP®) is to decrease the number and rate of ethnic minority Americans needing organ and tissue transplants. MOTTEP® will achieve its mission by implementing a national information and education campaign that emphasizes both prevention and intervention strategies that result in:

• healthier life styles and behavioral patterns
• increased number of minority donors and transplant recipients
• increased number of family discussions regarding organ and tissue transplants
• increased number of minority donor pledges

Why is there a National MOTTEP®?

National MOTTEP® was originally established to increase the number of minority organ and tissue transplant donors. The mission of National MOTTEP® was later revised to incorporate a preventive focus by addressing the diseases and behaviors which lead to the need for transplantation such as diabetes, hypertension, alcohol and substance abuse, poor nutrition and lack of exercise.

Where is National MOTTEP® located?

The national office is headquartered at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC. National MOTTEP® has fifteen sites which include:

• Anchorage, AK
• Los Angeles, CA
• Washington, DC
• Atlanta, GA
• Honolulu, HI
• Chicago, IL
• Detroit, MI
• Fayetteville, NC
• Albuquerque, NM
• New York, NY
• Cleveland, OH
• Nashville, TN
• Houston, TX
• Richmond, VA
• U.S. Virgin Islands

What are the benefits of National MOTTEP®?

National MOTTEP® will:

1. implement strategies to increase the percentage of organ/tissue
   donations in minority communities;
2. create strong volunteer community programs which empower
   minorities to be involved in community driven strategies to improve
   health care
3. help save the American public $100's of millions per year in health care costs by
   successfully increasing the number of tissue donors.