Volunteer with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
NKF benefits greatly from the expertise and generosity of its Dietician volunteers: coordinating our KEEP health screenings, interviewing participants at KEEP clinics, helping out at our events and assisting our staff in answering some of the tough questions we get from people with kidney disease who are learning about the best diet for their health. If you are interested in volunteering,
click here.
Council of Renal Nutrition
NKF has an affiliated professional organization for registered dieticians who specialize in working with people with kidney disease. The professional organization for renal dieticians has a Northern California chapter. For more information and to become a member
click here.
The goal of CRN is to promote the well being of people with kidney disease. There are several ways in which they achieve this goal.
- CRN provides continuing education to healthcare professionals through meetings, events and symposiums.
- CRN donates funds to the NKF to help provide nutritional supplements to patients with kidney disease.
- CRN donates funds to the NKF to help send athletes to the Transplant Games.
- CRN donates funds to the NKF to help send children on dialysis to summer camp.
- CRN members donate their time to the renal community by serving on the Board of Directors for NKF, the ESRD Network, the NKF Patient Services Committee as well as other committees devoted to people with kidney disease.
- CRN provides educational grants to its members in order to improve their knowledge of the treatment of people with kidney disease.
- CRN members donate their time to provide education to the community on the causes, prevention and treatment of kidney disease.
- CRN members donate their time to fundraising activities of NKF
- CRN develops educational materials to teach patients how to modify their dietary intake to optimize their health and sense of well being.
- CRN develops educational materials to teach dieticians and other health care professionals how to help people with kidney disease.
Educational Resources
NKF has materials available for professionals to use in doing patient education. For a comprehensive list of the materials available,
click here to see an online catalogue. An order form is at the end of the catalogue.
Professional Resources
The national CRN organization has a variety of resources available to RDs;
click here.
