Help Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension Make The Kidney Connection Many people know they have diabetes or high blood pressure, but they may not …
Help Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension Make The Kidney Connection
The National Kidney Disease Education Programs NKDEP African-American
Family Reunion Initiative is aimed at helping families make the connection
between diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease
As you know, kidney disease is a growing epidemic, affecting about 20
million Americans African Americans are disproportionately affected by
kidney failure, due in large part to the prevalence of hypertension and
diabetes-the two leading causes of kidney failure-within this population
Many people know they have diabetes or high blood pressure, but they may
not know that these conditions increase their risk for kidney disease
Because diabetes and high blood pressure often run in families, family
reunions are opportunities to discuss kidney disease risk factors, testing,
and treatment
NKDEPs free Family Reunion Health Guide contains everything families need
to share important kidney health information, including fact sheets about
kidney disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure It also outlines three
sample approaches families can use to communicate the information,
including: presenting a 15-minute Make The
Kidney Connection health
overview, conducting one-on-one discussions with family members at risk,
and distributing kidney disease information to attendees Families can use
one or more of these approaches, or create their own
Call 1-866-4 KIDNEY or visit wwwnkdepnihgov/familyreunion to get copies
of the free Family Reunion Health Guide for your office or waiting room
Encourage your patients to Make Health a Family Reunion Affair
The National Kidney Disease Education Program is an initiative of the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of
the National Institutes of Health
Source:everscientific.com
