The National Kidney Foundation's mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

The National Kidney Foundation

• Educates the public
• Supports research
• Expands patient services
• Provides continuing education of health care professionals
• Shapes health policy
• Conducts fund raising events

The National Kidney Foundation Provides:

Patient and Community Programs

• Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI)
• Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP)
• Rehabilitation, Information, Support, Empowerment (RISE)
• People Like Us, Live!
• Parent Educational Programs
• National Donor Family Council
• Patient and Family Council

Professional Education

• Clinical Nephrology Meetings
• CyberNephrology
• Professional Councils' Conference
• Three Quarterly Peer-Reviewed Journals

Public Policy (Key Issues)

• Federal Funding for Biomedical Research
• Medicare Coverage for Post-Transplant Medications
• Impact of Managed Care on Patients with Kidney Failure

Publications:

• Family Focus
• Transplant Chronicles
• For Those Who Give and Grieve

CONTACT INFORMATION

National Kidney Foundation | 30 East 33rd St., Suite 1100, New York, NY 10016 | 800-622-9010 |www.kidney.org | info@kidney.org