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Advancing Kidney Equity: NKF's Collaboration with the Congressional Black Caucus

In late June, NKFs Senior Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Morgan Reid joined NKFs Director of Congressional Relations Lauren Drew for mee...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

A Kidney Transplant Equity Milestone: Removing Race from the Kidney Donor Risk Index

Patient advocates, we have a reason to celebrate! Thanks to the persistent, years-long advocacy of NKF and the over 2000 patient advocates who contact...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

5 Asian American and Pacific Islander Icons With Kidney Disease

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're showcasing the journeys of five people with kidney disease who made history. The...

Race and ethnicity,

Social determinants of health,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

6 Black/African American Icons and Their Journey with Kidney Disease

Here are the inspiring journeys of six people with kidney disease who have made history. These stories serve as a reminder that kidney disease doesn't...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

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 ...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

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,...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

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...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

HEALTH LITERACY: A REVIEW AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES

CNSW Lead Article – HEALTH LITERACY: A REVIEW AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES Gloria Chen, LCSW-S, CCTSW Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of T...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

TikToker Melanie Pina Shines Light on Kidney Failure: “TikTok Saved My Life”

Scroll through Melanie Pina's TikTok to find a bright, funny, and genuine person detailing her life with lupus and on peritoneal dialysis. With every ...

Lupus nephritis,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Let Down by the Healthcare System- Saved by Her Best Friend

"We've always said we were soul sisters. Today she's more than that. I believe she's my soulmate because she didn't even think twice about giving me h...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation