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Making the Case for Home Dialysis

By Lauren Drew, Congressional Relations Director Many patients are not informed when they first begin dialysis that there are more options beyond the...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis

5 NKF Advocates Fighting for KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™

Meet five inspiring Voices for Kidney Health advocates at the forefront of the battle for kidney equity. They faced kidney disease head-on, and now th...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Patient advocacy,

NKF's Call to Establish Standardized Screening Recommendations for Chronic Kidney Disease

Ensuring access to early screening is vital for safeguarding the health of your heart and kidneys. That is why the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Disease prevention,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy

Shining A Bright Light of Advocacy

Shining A Bright Light of Advocacy Jennifer Cramer-Miller Two decades ago, when Charles Rice was in his thirties, he felt invincible. A married hard-w...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Making an Impact Beyond DC

By Valerie Rinck, Advocacy Manager On February 27th over 160 Voices for Kidney Health advocates headed to Capitol Hill to close out the 11th Annual Ki...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Goodbye Race Coefficients. Hello Transplant Equity!

By Morgan Reid, National Kidney Foundation's Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Happy Black History Month! The National Kidney Foundation is ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Race and ethnicity,

3 Advocacy Tips from Sharon McMahon, America's Government Teacher®

Starting your advocacy journey might seem a bit overwhelming, but don't worry. Sharon McMahon, the brain behind Sharon Says So on social media and for...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Sharon McMahon's Journey to Kidney Disease Advocacy

Sharon McMahon's commitment to truth and the democratic processes that shape the US gave her the online title of America's Government Teacher. By sha...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Transplant recipients ,

Patient advocacy

What is Going on With Transplant Reform?

By Lauren Drew, Director of Congressional Relations UPDATE 3/24/2024: President Biden has signed into law the FY24 funding package that includes an ad...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Shaping Tomorrow: Our Legislative and Policy Goals of 2024

By Sharon Pearce, Senior Vice-President of Government Relations 2024 promises to be a busy year for the NKF Government Relations Team. With Congress s...

Policy and legislation