U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Improving the understanding, detection, and management of kidney disease.
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Find out how to educate your faith family with Kidney Sundays.
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Cynthia Allison's Story
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Watch one woman tell her story of finding out she had kidney disease without having any symptoms.
NKDEP at Tom Joyner Family Reunion
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Tom Joyner Family Reunion attendee Gaye Castell talks about receiving NKDEP materials.
Reunion Planner reviews the Family Reunion Guide
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A family reunion planner talks about using the NKDEP Family Reunion Health Guide.
Family Health Leader Uses NKDEP Materials at Her Family Reunion
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A family reunion planner talks about her family's positive reaction to learning about kidney health and thanks NKDEP for providing materials.
Diabetes Educator Reviews NKDEP Brochures
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A certified diabetes educator shares her thoughts on NKDEP's brochures at the 2011 American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Conference in Las Vegas.
Dietitian Talks about Using NKDEP's Diet Factsheets at ADA 2010
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A dietitian appreciates having NKDEP's diet handouts to use with her kidney patients.
Eating Right for Kidney Health: A Review at ADA
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A dietitian reveals how she uses the NKDEP's nutrition handout "Eating Right for Kidney Health" with her patients.
ADA 2010: A Review of NKDEP Materials
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A dietitian describes how he uses NKDEP's materials to help educate friends and family at the 2010 American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo.
ADA 2010: A Review of NKDEP Nutrition Materials
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A dietitian reviews NKDEP nutrition materials at the 2010 American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo.
NKDEP Nutrition Materials: A Review at AADE
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A diabetes educator reviews NKDEP new nutritional materials at the 2010 American Association for Diabetes Educators conference.
NKDEP Materials: A Review at AADE
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A diabetes educator describes the variety of NKDEP materials that the Texas Quality Improvement Organization uses. This interview was conducted at the 2010 American Association of Diabetes Educators conference.
Explaining Your Kidney Test Resuts: A Review at AADE
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A diabetes educator reviews NKDEP's Explaining Your Kidney Test Results tear-off pad at the 2010 American Association of Diabetes Educators conference.
I found the Kidney Sundays materials very informative and easy to use. The information is accurate, relevant, and on a level that was easy for people with little to no medical knowledge to understand. It helped to facilitate a much needed discussion on kidney disease among our faith community, as many participants found out that they had one or more risk factors. The Make the Kidney Connection fans were definitely a hit!
I had no idea my blood pressure was high. I’m more aware of my own health after reading the NKDEP materials, and now my family is too. This is our new family reunion tradition!
I think we still have lots of work ahead of us in terms of educating people on the serious effects of diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and eating habits, and how each relate to kidney health. Efforts such as Kidney Sundays are a great start to help pastors' spouses get the conversations started. This faith-focused kidney awareness campaign gives churches an opportunity to post on church bulletin boards, to disseminate via church bulletins, and to preach from the pulpit about information in a forum where we know people trust us and will pay attention.
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Page last updated: May 8, 2012
NKDEP is an initiative of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
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