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CDC’s Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Initiative was congressionally mandated in 2006 to build capacity and infrastructure for a public health approach to CKD in recognition of this growing problem in the United States. Kidney disease ranks as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. More than 10%, or more than 20 million, U.S. adults have CKD and most of them are not aware of their condition.
The CKD Initiative currently includes surveillance, epidemiology, and state-based demonstration projects and economic studies in collaboration with partners from other government agencies, universities, and national organizations. Early detection and treatment of patients with CKD can help prevent or delay cardiovascular death and progression to kidney failure.
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To accomplish our goal, CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation is
collaborating with other divisions and centers at CDC and developing an
external partnership network with other federal agencies, national
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