Toolkit Helps You Protect Your Family From Kidney Disease

Format: Fact Sheet
Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Make a difference at your family reunion this summer! Did you know that kidney disease is a growing epidemic and African Americans are affected more than other groups? Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes, but many people with these conditions don’t know they are at risk for kidney disease.

The Kidney Connection Toolkit, developed by the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), provides everything you need to share this important information with your family. The Toolkit provides three different guides to help you make the kidney connection. Options include:

• Having a 15-minute “Make the Kidney Connection” health discussion.
  
  
• Having one-on-one talks with family members at risk.
  
  
• Distributing a brochure or fact sheet to family members.

Next Steps
Visit www.nkdep.nih.gov/familyreunion for more information and to download the free toolkit, or you may contact the NKDEP at 1 (800) 891-5388.