Patients
Welcome to the Patient section Serving the NKF Serving Kansas & Western Missouri web site. Here you will find information about chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and much more.
Patient Services
Improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney and urinary tract diseases, as well as providing emotional support to transplant recipients and donor families, is at the heart of the Patient Services Program. An active Medical Advisory Board and Ethics Committee are available to assist families and professionals making difficult decisions. Direct services include:
- Lifesaving medical identification jewelry free to all kidney patients and transplant recipients.
- Financial assistance grants for those with little or no income to provide emergency relief for bare necessities such as rent, utilities, medications and transportation.
- Nutritional supplements are provided to low-income patients who meet specific dietary guidelines.
- Literature library offers extensive information on kidney disease and related topics.
- Speakers, including patients and professionals, are available to address clubs, organizations, churches and companies.
- Organ donor cards are distributed free of charge.
Kid Power
KID POWER, a program of the NKF Serving Kansas & Western Missouri, is an award winning 13 week motivational challenge for tweens (ages 8-13) that is implemented by schools and community organizations. KID POWER empowers tweens to make good decisions about healthy foods and become more physically active at home and in neighborhoods. 
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Camp ChiMer
A Summer Camp for Kids With Kidney Disease
Going away to summer camp may seem out of reach for children on dialysis or who have had a kidney transplant. Not so at Camp ChiMer. Here kids with special kidney conditions can experience camp just like everybody else.
P.A.W.S.
PAWS wants you to know about a very dangerous equation:
High Blood Pressure +/- Diabetes = Kidney Damage
PAWS is not currently scheduled for an appearance. To schedule an appearance or find out more information, contact Jennifer Storms, Division Special Events Manager, at (913) 262-1551 x17.
Shirley Melton Patient of the Year Award
The Shirley Melton Patient of the Year Awards Program recognizes outstanding dialysis and transplant patients.
The Shirley Melton Patient of the Year Awards Banquet is scheduled for November 15, 2009. For more information, contact Debbie Ulm, Division Director of Programs, at (913) 262-1551 or (800) 444-8113, debbie.ulm@kidney.org.
2009 Scholarship
Live in Kansas or Missouri? On dialysis or have a transplant? Want to expand your career options? Need more education or training? Watch for details regarding the 2009 Culpepper Exum Scholarship for People with Kidney Disease announcement.
The National Kidney Foundation Serving Kansas and Western Missouri is proud to present the Culpepper Exum Scholarship for People with Kidney Disease. Beth Witten, nephrology social worker, established the scholarship as a memorial to her brother who had diabetes and was on dialysis prior to his death from heart disease in 2002. This scholarship is intended to help two deserving dialysis or transplant patients attend any accredited educational program. The award is for $1,000 per scholarship for one school year paid directly to the institution. Two scholarships will be awarded in 2008-2009 - one to a Kansas resident and one to a Missouri resident.
