Links
- Consensus Conferences to address emerging issues and to develop guidelines and standards of practice for the care of donors and recipients
- A to Z Health Guide NKF's Comprehensive Guide to Kidney Disease & Related Conditions
- Treating Kidney Failure With Kidney Transplantation
- People Like Us Online is a growing movement to empower, educate and enable people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), transplant recipients, donors and family members to become effective advocates on issues related to their health.
- Celebrating 50 Years of Transplantation
- Living Donors: All About Living Donation (www.livingdonors.org)
- National Donor Family Council: The Home For Donor Families (www.donorfamily.org)
- Local National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Affiliate Chapters
- Kidney Walk
- Patient & Family Council for people with kidney disease and their families; provides an avenue for patients to express their concerns and identify problems so that the Foundation can help address those concerns and problems in an effective way
- www.kidneydrugcoverage.org The Kidney Medicare Drugs Awareness and Education Initiative was launched on July 27, 2005 in Washington, DC. More than 35 kidney organizations and companies led by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), have joined forces to help people with kidney disease, understand the new benefit and make the choices that are right for them.
- Government Relations The NKF Office of Scientific and Public Policy is located in Washington DC. Its purpose is to advance the Foundation's advocacy for kidney patients through the grassroots efforts of the Legislative Advocacy Network, consisting of NKF volunteers. In addition, the office has been working with NKF affiliates to support the Foundation's goals at the state level.
- Lotsa Helping Hands:
The National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) "People Like Us" initiative, a growing movement to empower, educate and enable people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), transplant recipients, donors and family members, has partnered with Lotsa Helping Hands to provide an online resource for its many care givers.
Lotsa Helping Hands is a simple, immediate way for friends, family, colleagues and neighbors to assist loved ones in need. It is an easy-to-use, private group online calendar, specifically designed for organizing helpers, where everyone can pitch in with meals delivery, rides, and other necessary tasks. There is no cost to your family to use this system. For more information on how this site works visit or to set up an account visit: www.kidney.lotsahelpinghands.com
