Public Health Education

This area begins with Healthy Lifestyles everyone should adopt to decrease the risk of developing chronic illnesses such as kidney disease.

Are You At Risk? helps you to identify if you or a loved one might have some of the risk factors associated with kidney disease.

Patients who have been diagnosed with Diabetes or Hypertension will want to take a look at this section.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Kidney Failure answer many frequently asked questions about causes, testing & maintenance of the disease.

Dialysis and Transplantation take a look at the options, pros and cons, once a patient has been diagnosed with kidney disease.

Kidney Disease and Your Health

Kidney Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. End-stage renal disease causes irreversible damage to kidneys and there is no cure. Here are some facts:

One in nine Americans have kidney disease and another one in nine have it and don't know it.

Each year 250-300 Greater Cincinnatians develop end-stage renal disease.

90,000 Americans die each year from kidney disease.

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease; one-third of all new cases of kidney disease are a direct result of diabetes.

High blood pressure is the second leading cause of kidney disease and afflicts 25% of the US population. It is thought to be due to, in many cases, a subtle abnormality of kidney function. When uncontrolled, high blood pressure can damage kidneys and result in kidney failure.

So whether you have just gotten a clean bill of health, if you want to know more about the devastating effects of kidney disease or if you have been diagnosed with kidney disease, KFGC hopes you will find the information in this section of the web site useful.