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The Nebraska Kidney Association is a proud member agency of
And we deeply appreciate the support of our annual sponsors.
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Nebraska Kidney Association |
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HELP SAVE LIVES! Donate your car, truck, boat or RV today. Call 1-888-642-8543 or click the icon now.
Free Pickup! |
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Are YOU a Kidney Patient? The Nebraska Kidney Association has available: FREE Kidney Patient Resource Guidebooks and FREE Medic Alert Jewelry
Please contact the NKA Office at 800-642-1255 for more information |
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Thank you for visiting our web site. The Nebraska Kidney Association has been serving the people of Nebraska for OVER 40 YEARS through programs and services to help those with kidney disease and to help others recognize their risk factors. 100% of all the money raised in Nebraska, stays in Nebraska helping our friends and neighbors. Please contact us with any questions you may have, or to find out more about Kidney Disease.
We are going GREEN! We need email addresses in order to keep connected through email messages to be sent monthly to our friends and supporters. Our quarterly newsletter will now become an annual newsletter, printed and mailed just once a year to save valuable resources. Please email us at develop@kidneyne.org or click here. |
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Contact us at: Nebraska Kidney Association 11725 Arbor Street, Suite 210 Omaha, NE 68144 402-932-7200 Fax: 402-933-0087 NE Toll-Free: 800-642-1255 |
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New Life Thrift
You can help the Nebraska Kidney Association by donating household items and clothing to the New Life Thrift store.
Call 731-9311 to arrange a pick up! |
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March is Kidney Month… How Well Do You Know Your Kidneys?
Omaha, March 1, 2010 – The Nebraska Kidney Association reminds everyone that 275,000 Nebraskans, or one in six, are at risk for kidney disease. Most people know that the kidneys rid the body of waste materials, but may not know that if the kidneys are not functioning as they should, no other organ in your body can work properly. Get to know your kidneys, what you don’t know may hurt you!
Kidneys are responsible for balancing the body’s fluids; Kidneys release hormones which regulate blood pressure; Kidneys synthesize vitamins which control growth; Kidneys control the production of red blood cells.
Each hour, the amount of salt in 700 cans of beef soup and the sugar contained in 333 chocolate bars is filtered by your kidneys. Kidney problems can range from a minor urinary tract infection to progressive kidney failure. If you have hypertension, diabetes or a family history of either, now is the time to talk to your doctor or health care professional about getting your blood and urine tested for early signs of kidney disease. It could save your life. Early kidney disease is a silent problem, like high blood pressure. Kidney disease can become kidney failure with little or no warning, and is usually discovered right before the kidneys fail. You can take steps to keep your kidneys working if the tests show kidney disease.
The mission of the Nebraska Kidney Association is to improve the lives of all Nebraskans through advocacy, education, early disease detection and patient services.
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