Ohio Kidney Advocacy

11/12/2025

With Care Alliance Health Center – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

11/11/2025

The American Cancer Society provided educational materials for November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness. A free raffle was held at the UH Wellness Center in Richmond Heights, Ohio.

11/11/2025

Ohio Kidney Advocacy

Advancing Innovative Practices in Prevention, Screening & Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease
1. Why Innovation Matters
• Over 1 in 7 adults in the U.S. have CKD — yet 90% don’t know it.
• Early detection = better outcomes, lower costs, and healthier communities.
• Innovation helps close health equity gaps and empower patients.
2. Innovative Prevention
• Community-based education — meet people where they live, work, and worship.
• Digital tools & wearables — track BP, glucose, and hydration.
• Lifestyle programs — kidney-friendly nutrition, fitness, and stress control.
• Policy innovation — access to healthy food, clean water, and affordable care.
3. Advancing Screening
• Risk-based models — data and AI to find high-risk patients early.
• Point-of-care testing — fast, portable urine/blood screening at events.
• Routine testing in primary care — include eGFR and uACR annually.
• Culturally tailored outreach — trusted messengers increase participation.
4. Diagnostic Innovation
• Biomarkers — detect damage before traditional lab changes.
• AI-assisted review — flag early CKD patterns in electronic records.
• Telehealth & remote monitoring — connect patients to nephrologists anywhere.
• Team-based care — coordinate between primary care and specialists.
5. Health Equity in Innovation
• Access for all communities — focus on underserved and rural populations.
• Community partnerships — trust is key to participation.
• Patient voice — include those living with CKD in program design.
6. Advocacy in Action
• Push for expanded CKD screening in clinics and community settings.
• Support research funding for early detection technologies.
• Promote education and empowerment — innovation only works if people can use it.
• Build cross-sector collaboration — health, tech, and advocacy together.
“Innovation in kidney health isn’t just about new tools — it’s about reaching people earlier, more fairly, and more effectively.”

11/09/2025

AKF provided kidney educational resources and giveaways for me to teach kidney health at the Resource Fair at the Bedford Community Center in Bedford, Ohio.

11/09/2025

AAKP provided kidney educational resources and giveaways for my lobby day at the CDC Beachwood Dialysis Center.

11/09/2025

I attended the UH Cutler Mens Wellness Center’s 2025 Men’s Health Summit at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

11/09/2025

AAKP provided the kidney educational resources and giveaways for my kidney transplant educational session on lobby day at Davita Parma Heights Dialysis Center.

11/09/2025

Advocacy and AAKP

11/09/2025

I attended the Care Alliance Cancer Resource Fair in Cleveland,Ohio

10/22/2025

Did you know? Knowledge is power & we don’t know what we don’t know. Do you have high blood pressure? Do you have diabetes? This is why knowing your risk for is SO important. Please take our FREE risk assessment quiz at www.minuteforyourkidneys.com 🫶🧡

10/13/2025