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- MARCH IS NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME OF THE YEAR
DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES
BY FOCUSING ON TALKING ABOUT KIDNEY DISEASE.
HI. I'M DR. GRIFFIN RODGERS,
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES,
DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES
AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
THIS MARCH, AFRICAN AMERICAN FAITH COMMUNITIES LIKE YOURS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HOSTING KIDNEY SUNDAYS EVENTS
TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISK FACTORS FOR KIDNEY DISEASE
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ACTION
TO KEEP YOUR KIDNEYS HEALTHY.
TODAY YOU WILL GET IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT KIDNEY HEALTH.
IF YOU HAVE DIABETES OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN THESE CONDITIONS AND KIDNEY DISEASE.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH LOVED ONES,
AND IF THEY HAVE DIABETES OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,
ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET THEIR KIDNEYS CHECKED, TOO.
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES,
DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES, I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS--
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION;
LIVE EMPOWERED PROGRAM; CHI ETA PHI SORORITY, INC.;
AND EVERY ONE OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS--
FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU.
WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, WE COULD NOT CARRY OUT
THE KIDNEY SUNDAYS PROGRAM,
AND AS A RESULT, TOO MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO INFORMATION ABOUT WAYS TO PROTECT THEIR KIDNEYS.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KIDNEY DISEASE,
PLEASE VISIT THE NATIONAL KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION PROGRAM
WEBSITE AT NKDEP.NIH.GOV,
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.