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March is
National
Kidney
Month:
No-cost
health
programs,
kidney
screenings
available
in the
Detroit
area
this
month
DETROIT,
MI Flu
and
other
viruses
may be
in the
news
right
now but
there is
a more
insidious
disease
affecting
Michiganders,
often
causing
no
symptoms.
Chronic
Kidney
Disease
(CKD) in
Michigan
adults
20 years
and
older
has
risen to
one
million
with no
signs of
slowing
down.
March is
National
Kidney
Month
and the
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
(NKFM)
reminds
Michiganders
about
the
importance
of
keeping
your
kidneys
working
well and
preventing
CKD. The
two main
causes
of CKD
are high
blood
pressure
and type
2
diabetes.
Lifestyle
changes,
challenging
though
they
are, can
reduce
this
number
in the
future.
The
kidneys
are the
bodys
chemical
factories,
filtering
waste
and
performing
vital
functions
such as
producing
red
blood
cells
and
controlling
blood
pressure.
Over
time,
especially
if you
have
high
blood
pressure
or
diabetes,
the
kidneys
become
damaged
with few
or no
physical
symptoms
to warn
you that
your
kidneys
are in
trouble.
Once
your
kidneys
fail,
you must
either
start
dialysis
or have
a kidney
transplant.
The good
news is
that CKD
and
other
chronic
diseases
can be
managed
to
improve
your
quality
of life
through
Personal
Action
Toward
Health
(PATH).
Several
PATH
programs
start
this
month in
the
Detroit
area:
Kidney
PATH
(specifically
for
people
with
kidney
disease
and
their
loved
ones)
St.
Therese
of
Lisieux
Parish
Room:
Overflow
#10
48115
Schoenherr
Rd.
Shelby
Township,
MI 48315
Information
Session:
Monday,
March
16, 5:30
to 8:00
p.m.
Eight
sessions
total
will be
held on
the
following
Mondays
at the
same
time:
March
23, 30;
April 6,
13, 20,
27; May
4, 11
To
register,
call the
NKFM at
800-482-1455
or email
PATHprograms@nkfm.org.
Kidney
PATH
(specifically
for
people
with
kidney
disease
and
their
loved
ones)
Southgate
Veterans
Memorial
Library
14680
Dix
Toledo
Rd.
Southgate,
MI 48195
Information
Session:
Wednesday,
March
18, 1:00
to 2:00
p.m.
Eight
sessions
total
will be
held on
the
following
Wednesdays
from
1:00 to
3:30
p.m.:
March
25;
April 1,
8, 15,
22, 29;
May 6,
13
To
register,
call the
NKFM at
800-482-1455
or email
PATHprograms@nkfm.org.
Diabetes
PATH
(for
people
with
type 2
diabetes
and
their
loved
ones)
Costick
Activity
Center
28600 W.
Eleven
Mile Rd.
Farmington
Hills,
MI 48336
Six
sessions
total
will be
held on
the
following
Wednesdays
from
9:30 to
12:00
p.m.:
March
25;
April 1,
8, 15,
22, 29
To
register,
call
Beaumont
Health
at
800-633-7377
or visit
http://classes.beaumont.org
PATH
(for
people
with any
chronic
disease
and
their
loved
ones)
Oak
Street
Health
Southgate
13667
Eureka
Rd.
Southgate,
MI 48195
Six
sessions
total
will be
held on
the
following
Thursdays
from
12:30 to
3:00 pm:
March
26;
April 2,
9, 16,
23, 30
To
register,
call the
NKFM at
800-482-1455
or email
PATHprograms@nkfm.org.
Offered
at no
cost to
participants,
PATH
workshops
provide
skills
and
tools
for
living
healthier
lives to
people
with
long-term
health
problems
and
their
loved
ones. To
find
additional
PATH
programs,
visit
mihealthyprograms.org.
Its
also
important
to talk
to your
doctor
about
your
risk
factors
for
kidney
disease,
and
whether
you
should
be
tested.
If you
do not
have a
doctor
because
you do
not have
health
care
coverage,
consider
applying
for
health
care
coverage,
including
Medicaid,
through
your
local
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
office.
You can
also
apply
online
www.mibridges.michigan.gov
or call
1-855-789-5610.
Additional
important
Kidney
Month
Dates
Thursday,
March 12
(World
Kidney
Day)
Join the
worldwide
celebration
of World
Kidney
Day by
wearing
orange
and
sharing
your
photos
on
social
media @KidneyMI.
Kidney
Disease
Community
Screenings
All
free and
open to
the
public
Kidney
Sunday
Sunday,
March 15
12:00
p.m. to
3:00
p.m.
Kadesh
Baptist
Church
Fellowship
Hall
20361
Plymouth
Rd,
Detroit
48228
Free
health
screenings:
-kidney
health
screening
-blood
pressure
screening
-kidney
health
presentation
-smoothie
samples
from MSU
Extension
Health
and
Nutrition
Institute
-interactive
diabetes
education
-Ask a
Nurse
Practitioner
Includes
information
on
kidney
health
and
organ
donation.
Coordinated
by the
Lambda
Chi
Chapter
of Chi
Eta Phi.
Sixth
Annual
Kidney
Sunday
in honor
of
National
Kidney
Month
Sunday,
March 22
12:00
p.m. to
2:30
p.m.
Fellowship
Chapel
7707
West
Outer
Drive,
Detroit
48235
Free
health
screenings:
-Kidney
function
urine
test
-Blood
sugar
-Blood
pressure
-Cholesterol
-Vision
Includes
Health
Fair
with
health
care
providers
and
information
on
kidney
health
and
organ
donation.
Keeping
an Eye
on Our
Health
in 2020
Sunday,
March 29
12:00
p.m. to
2:00
p.m.
First
Baptist
Institutional
Church
17101 W.
Seven
Mile
Rd.,
Detroit
48235
Free
health
screenings
and
information.
To
find a
local
program
or event
near
you, or
to learn
more
about
the risk
factors
for
kidney
disease,
visit
www.nkfm.org/KidneyMonth
or call
800-482-1455.
Kidney
Disease
Facts:
26
million
American
adults
(age
20+)
have
chronic
kidney
disease.
More
than
1,000,000
Michigan
adults
(age
20+)
have
chronic
kidney
disease.
That is
1 out of
7
adults.
Individuals
with
diabetes
and high
blood
pressure
are at
higher
risk for
developing
chronic
kidney
disease.
African
Americans
are
nearly
3.5
times
more
likely
to
develop
kidney
failure
from
diabetes
than
Caucasians.
African
Americans
make up
only 14%
of the
population
yet make
up 45%
of the
dialysis
population
and 46%
of those
on the
kidney
transplant
waiting
list.
Kidney
disease
costs
American
taxpayers
nearly
$100
billion
every
year.
As the
incidence
of
obesity
in
children
increases,
so does
the rate
of type
2
diabetes.
One in
three
kids
born in
2000
will
develop
diabetes.
Just
over
2,200
people
were
waiting
for a
lifesaving
kidney
transplant
in
Michigan
as of on
February
1, 2020.
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