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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kandice Oakley
November 24, 2018 Telephone: (443) XXX-4702
E-mail: kdoakely@liberty.edu
Web Site: www.kidneyknowledgeforcare.blogspot.com
African Americans controlling Kidney Disease?—is it possible?
(Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 12.1)
(Baltimore, Maryland)—The Kidney Knowledge for Care (KKC) program is hosting an education session on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at the Baltimore Area Convention Center. The event is for African American (AA) males and females of all ages who want to learn about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The session gives attendees time to learn about the kidney health education available to them and a chance to speak with other people about CKD.
Kidney Knowledge for Care is a program that builds understanding in African Americans about Chronic Kidney Disease by providing kidney health education and discussion. The education offered by KKC will bring knowledge to people about the disease and teach people how to be supporters for themselves and their loved ones. There will be many chances to talk and meet with people during the learning session. People who attend will have a chance to learn from those who are currently suffering or went through the same health troubles, discuss the progress of their health journey at their own freedom and learn different ways to control kidney disease. Overall, the session plans to build an educational foundation for African Americans to gain hope in their health while living in the Baltimore, Maryland region. An event as this is key for AAs in Baltimore, Maryland because CKD has troubled the population for years because of the lack of earnings, education and employment influences within the culture.1
The three-day health session will include presenters from a familiar organization in Maryland, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). There will be chances to become kidney supporters through the NKF organization, sign up for future events for kidney awareness, discuss how and why kidney disease has an impact on the African American culture and learn info about receiving a new kidney. There will also be information to help people learn how to create a healthy standard way of living. The NKF will promote and discuss info shared by the Kidney Knowledge for Care program but will add extra teachings that AAs need to gain knowledge about disease control. The NKF has information about kidney treatment options within their group from many medical and research experts.
“Due to high rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, African Americans have an increased risk of developing kidney failure,” says authors from the National Kidney Foundation. "African Americans need to be aware of these risk factors and visit their doctor regularly to check their blood sugar, blood pressure, urine protein, and kidney function."2
Within the next year, KKC is planning to build more relations with other organization located in Maryland to help African Americans. A possible partner, American Kidney Foundation, speaks on kidney care a lot on their website, http://www.kidneyfund.org/.
Kidney Knowledge for Care shares info with African Americans to help control kidney disease and lessen the chance of the disease advancing to later stages. The knowledge learned can help the people in Maryland to help themselves and the people they love. KKC's goal is to clarify the association between African Americans and CKD to light.
For more info on how to join Kidney Knowledge for Care, please visit www.kidneyknowledgeforcare.blogspot.com or call Kandice Oakley at 443- XXX-4702.
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References
1. Nicholas SB, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Norris KC. Socioeconomic disparities in chronic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2015;22(1):6-15.
2. African Americans & kidney disease. National Kidney Foundation website. https://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/factsheets/African-Americans-and-CKD. Updated January 2016. Accessed November 24, 2018.
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