Some blood drives offer cardiovascular disease and diabetes screening

Blood donors typically hope to help others, but at some blood centers, donors are now benefiting from programs that screen them for CVD and diabetes risk through cholesterol and A1c blood tests, questionnaires, and basic physical exams. Such programs make blood centers partners in protecting public health and aim to motivate donors to take better care of themselves. These programs may also benefit blood centers by motivating people to be repeat donors and to ensure blood can be used for transfusion. For more information, click here.

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