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Exploring the Impact of Kidney Disease on the Hispanic/Latino Community

Since 2000, the number of Hispanic/Latino people with kidney failure has more than tripled.1 What is driving these increased rates of kidney disease,...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Race and ethnicity

National Kidney Month: Empower Yourself with NKF's Kidney Health Resources

It's National Kidney Month! Celebrate by taking control of your kidney health with eight NKF programs designed to help you do just that. Table of cont...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Mental health and wellness,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Coping and self-care

NKF is Transforming the Fight Against Kidney Disease with KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™

Imagine a different future for kidney disease. A future where every person has equal access to quality kidney care and accelerated innovation for pati...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

NKF Launches Equity Campaign at Congressional Hispanic and Black Caucus Events

National Kidney Foundation staff recently launched the KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL initiative at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institutes (CHCI) Leader...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Kidney Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients

Continuing education series for professionals. Creating an open relationship with LGBTQIA+ patients is an ongoing processthere is no one right way to...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

NKF Calls for Comprehensive Reform to Improve Renal Dialysis Services

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recently joined a coalition of kidney community stakeholders to encourage the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy

Health Equity and Chronic Kidney Disease

Health equity means providing resources based on need, not treating everyone the same. Inequities in CKD arise from factors like race, insurance, and ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diseases and conditions,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Chronic kidney disease

Insurance Resources

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Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Health insurance

Bringing the Patient Voice to the National Medical Association Conference

by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how th...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Race and ethnicity,

Navigating College, Dialysis, and Transplant: One Advocate’s Kidney Disease Journey

Lance Mason's kidney journey began before he was even bornboth his parents had kidney disease and had gone through dialysis and kidney transplants. G...

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