October 31, 2019 - In a current storyline, the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) features main character “Katie Logan” receiving a kidney transplant – and our National Kidney Foundation (NKF) medical and educational team lent their expertise to ensure accuracy of the living organ donation and kidney transplantation storyline.
To close the October 8th B&B episode, CBS broadcast...
New York, NY, July 10, 2019—Today President Trump announced a bold vision for transforming kidney care for the estimated 37 million Americans affected by kidney disease. During a speech at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center attended by National Kidney Foundation (NKF) volunteers, patients, care partners and leadership, government officials and other kidney organizations, the...
When the Nevada state legislature unanimously passed Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) legislation in early May, Voices for Kidney Health advocate June Monroe had multiple reasons to celebrate. In addition to seeing a bill passed that she had long advocated for, June celebrated her father’s 84th birthday. Like June, her father had previously decided to give the gift of life, donating a kidney to his son. Now June and her father, like kidney...
Meeting with your legislator can feel overwhelming, particularly for first-timers, but remembering the basics can ensure your session goes off without a hitch! All you have to do is follow these 5 W’s for a successful kidney advocacy meeting.
1. Who
Ensuring that you are meeting with the right lawmaker is the first step to having a successful meeting. While state legislatures can differ, federal representation...
Continuing education series for professionals.
Learn how to influence health literacy, find evaluation techniques, and implement multiple intervention strategies to help improve health literacy in your practice.
What is health literacy?
"Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information needed to make appropriate health...
Nilka Ríos Burrows will be honored at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY - May 7, 2019 - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change.
The Public Service Award is given to...
Jess Walters is an independent scholar, a remarkable artist, and a fierce advocate. With a neurodivergent deaf-queer identity that fuels their drive, Jess passionately leverages their lived experiences to empower individuals with disabilities, raise awareness about...
FLAVIS, the kidney friendly food brand, and the National Kidney Foundation partner to promote medical nutrition therapy to help maintain residual kidney function among chronic kidney disease patients
New York, NY – April 8, 2019 – Dr. Schar USA’s (Lyndhurst, NJ) kidney friendly food brand, FLAVIS is teaming up with the National Kidney Foundation to...
Innovation Awards announced at KidneyX Summit
New York, NY, April 29, 2019—Today at the KidneyX Summit held in Washington, DC, the inaugural prizes for Redesign Dialysis will be announced. This initial phase of KidneyX, which is a public-private partnership between the U.S....
