Diabetes Public Health Resource
Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative
Mission:
The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Initiative is designed to provide comprehensive public health strategies for promoting kidney health. These strategies seek to prevent and control risk factors for CKD, to raise awareness, to promote early diagnosis, and to improve outcomes and quality of life for those living with CKD.
Diseases of the Week
World Kidney Day March 14
- CDC feature: Diabetes, high blood pressure and family history of chronic kidney disease raise kidney disease risk
- CDC Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative
- Did you know that 1143 genes have been studied in relation to chronic kidney disease including 14 genomewide association studies. The most commonly reported genes are MTHFR, ACE and NOS3 Find out more by visiting the HuGENavigator
- Polycystic kidney disease: a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys- In the United States, about 600,000 people have PKD and is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure- Information from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- Today is World Kidney Day. Listen to this podcast to learn the causes of kidney disease & how to prevent it.
- National Kidney Disease Education Program: If you have kidney disease, tell your relatives to talk to their provider about getting tested for kidney disease
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