Kidney Community - Other Support Resources

On the AAKP website (http://www.aakp.org), you can sign up for a kidney disease magazine or email newsletter.  You can download a book called Kidney Beginnings: A Patient's Guide to Living with Reduced Kidney Function.  You can also access health tracking tools and ask a doctor questions.

On this government site (http://www.healthfinder.gov), you can find a wide range of information on kidney disease, including its causes, symptoms, and treatment.  You can also find information on other conditions that people with kidney disease might have, like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

This site (http://www.nih.gov) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  They conduct and support biomedical research, disseminating research findings and health information to the public.  They are part of the U.S. Government, under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), http://www.os.dhhs.gov.

At Kidney School (http://www.kidneyschool.org) learn what to expect and how to be an active partner in your care by choosing among sixteen 30-minute on-line modules.  Topics include how kidneys work, treatments, anemia, coping, staying active, vascular access, sexuality and fertility, and others.

Life Options (http://www.lifeoptions.org) is dedicated to helping people live long and live well with kidney disease.  Visit this site to read or download facts about kidney disease, risk factors, symptoms, frequently-asked questions, and how you can keep your kidneys healthy.

The NKF is a voluntary health organization with many programs to help people with kidney disease.  This link takes you to their Kidney Learning System (http://www.kidney.org/professionals/KLS/index.cfm), which focuses on chronic kidney disease.  It includes a wide range of links and information on the causes and treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Learn about the causes and types of kidney disease and what you can do to stay healthy at (http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/choosingtreatment/index.htm).  This government site also contains information on clinical trials, data, links, and brochures.

Visit the PKD Foundation (http://www.pkdcure.org) website to learn about polycystic kidney disease.  You can use a patient message board, read tips from other kidney patients and frequently-asked questions, ask for a mailed packet of PKD information, or find a chapter near you.