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Partners
African Americans and Kidney Disease
New campaign seeks to raise awareness among those at risk
The Minority Organ Donation Education Program, Inc. (MODEP) has partnered with the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) to raise awareness about the seriousness of kidney disease and the importance of being tested for those at risk. The National Kidney Disease Education Program is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services.
Kidney disease affects more than 20 million Americans. African Americans are disproportionately affected. They are four times more likely than Caucasians to develop kidney failure, a result of undetected or untreated kidney disease, and account for 30 percent of people with kidney failure. African American men ages 22 to 44 are 20 times more likely to develop kidney failure from hypertension compared to their Caucasian counterparts.
That's why the You Have The Power To Prevent Kidney Disease campaign, an outreach effort of the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP), is focusing on increasing awareness of the seriousness of kidney disease among African Americans.
Many people do not know that diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of kidney disease, responsible for more than 70 percent of new cases. According to a recent NKDEP survey of African Americans, only 17 percent knew that diabetes could lead to kidney disease, and only eight percent knew that hypertension could. Many African Americans know they have diabetes or hypertension, but are unaware of their risk for kidney disease. Those with a family history of kidney failure also are at risk.
National Partners
- American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave
Dallas TX 75231
1-800-242-8721 - American Stroke Association
7272 Greenville Ave
Dallas TX 75231
1-800-787-8984
Local Partners
- School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo
State University of New York - Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
University at Buffalo
State University of New York - Spirituality in Health Care Committee
University at Buffalo
State University of New York - Western New York Chapter, American Heart Association
Roseanne Stephan, Community Heart & Stroke Director - Department of African American Studies
University at Buffalo
State University of New York - Revered Horace T. Cromer, Pastor
Agape African Methodist Episcopal Church
Buffalo, NY - Amy Blundell
Women/Diversity/Leadership
Erie Community College - Rev. Mark E. Blue., Pastor
Second Baptist Church
Lackawanna, NY - Rev. Willie Martin
MT. Olive Baptist Church - Pastor Dion J. Watkins
MT. Olive Missionary Baptist Church - Univera Community Health
Buffalo, NY - Erie Community College
Wellness Committee - Tracy McGee
Leaders of Tomorrow
Buffalo, NY - Rev. Dr. Wendell S. Hamner Sr., Pastor
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Lackawanna, NY
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