HeartLinks:
A Signature Program of The Links, Incorporated

The Links, Incorporated established the Health and Human Services facet to address the health disparities that persist in Black communities through education, health advocacy, and utilization of health resources/partnerships.

HeartLinks encourages Links members and the communities we serve to take an aggressive stance against heart disease, the number one killer of African-American women. HeartLinks accomplishes its goal by equipping our members with numerous ways to implement heart healthy programs and activities in their communities including: Walk for a Healthy Living Program, Childhood Obesity Prevention Program, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program, and Red Dress events.

Linkages to Life:
​Our Life Matters Webinar

This webinar was presented collaboratively by the Macon (GA) Chapter of The Links, LifeLink of Georgia, and Be the Match on Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Organ and Transplant Statistics

  • More than 110,000 men, women, and children currently await life-saving transplants. In Georgia, over 4,600 people are waiting. 
  • 63% of those on the transplant waiting list in Georgia are African American.
  • 67% of those listed for a kidney transplant in Georgia are African American.
  • Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national transplant waiting list.
  • One organ donor can potentially save up to 8 lives.
  • One organ, eye, and tissue donor can impact the lives of over 50 people.

Statistics provided by LifeLink of Georgia.

National Donate Life Registry

By registering your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor, you are helping to save lives and give hope to those currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants. Thousands more people are in need of tissue or corneal transplants to restore health. One donor can save and heal more than 75 lives.
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  • To learn more about the organ donation registry process, visit Donate Life.