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Learn MoreNKDEP, health and faith partners collaborate for National Kidney Sundays event • Community health center pilot project identifies best practices in CKD detection and care • Redesigned Family Reunion Guide helps families discuss kidney health • NKDEP Coordinating Panel discusses community, evaluation, working group efforts • CDC's CKD Surveillance System documents the burden of CKD • This New Year, Use Tools from NDEP to Help People Take Just One Step Toward a Healthier Life • September KICC Meeting Summary Now Available
Interactive referral form encourages collaboration between PCPs and RDs • Exploring NKDEP's website Complications and Comorbidities • Explaining Kidney Test Results tear-off pad featured as highly effective handout • Hispanic media shares NKDEP's Spanish-language resources • Initiatives aim to improve CKD health IT, support pharmacists in CKD patient management • This National Diabetes Month, Help People Make a Change to Live Well with Resources from NDEP • Session at ASN's Kidney Week 2012 Explores Role, Impact of Nurses and Pharmacists on CKD Management • CDC releases diabetes report card • Updated materials for people at risk for and living with CKD • Federal agencies convene for semiannual KICC Meeting • Upcoming Events
New Resources Help Dietitians Care for Patients with CKD • Build Lesson Plans for Counseling CKD Patients with New Online Tool • Exploring NKDEP's New Website: Comprehensive Information in Spanish • NKDEP Shares Findings of Community Health Center Pilot Project at NKF Spring Clinical Meeting • Review of the Evidence on Screening for, Monitoring, and Treatment of CKD to Inform CKD Recommendations • The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Encourages Men to Take Just One Step toward Better Health • New AHRQ Videonovela Series Helps Spanish-Speaking Patients Compare Treatments for Diabetes • NIHSeniorHealth Website Redesigned with Improved Usability, Modernized Appearance • National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse Releases New A1C Test Fact Sheet • March KICC Meeting Summary Now Available • Upcoming Events
Reminder: March is National Kidney Month • NKDEP, Partners Coordinate Inaugural Kidney Sunday during National Kidney Month • Cleveland Pastor Shares Kidney Transplant Story during 'Healthy Moments' Radio Segment • NKDEP Encourages Family Reunion Planners to Discuss Kidney Health with Loved Ones • NKDEP, Partners Educate Parents on High Blood Pressure Risk Factors for Kids • Federal Agencies Convene at KICC Meeting to Discuss Research • FDA Seeking Members for Advisory Committees, Advisory Panels • Recent and Upcoming Events
CKD Diet Training available • NKDEP discusses Translational Research Findings • Spanish-language Brochure for CKD Patients Available • NKDEP Disseminates New Spanish-language Materials, Conducts Roundtable at Promotoras Conference • March 25th: NKDEP Health and Faith Partners Collaborate for National Kidney Sundays Event • CMS Announces Added Screening and Counseling Coverage for Obesity • CDC Encourages Greater Use of the Flu Vaccine After the Holidays
Page last updated: February 6, 2013
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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