The KCAB Lab

11/07/2025

🌟 New Pilot Study Highlights the Power of Community Health Workers for Dialysis Patients 🌟
A team led by Dr. Tessa Novick—alongside Michelle M. Osuna-Díaz, PhD—launched a 2-month intervention to support dialysis patients in Austin, TX, facing serious social challenges like housing insecurity, food insecurity, and lack of transportation.
📌 What They Did:
Community Health Workers (CHWs) helped 21 patients navigate local resources for housing, food, utilities, and transportation.
📉 What They Found:
✅ Fewer hospitalizations
✅ Reduced anxiety and depression
✅ Improved access to basic needs
This pilot shows that even short-term, community-based support can make a big difference in the lives of people with kidney failure. A larger trial is now needed to confirm these promising results.
👏 Huge thanks to DaVita Kidney Care for supporting recruitment and to NIDDK for funding this important work.

05/08/2025

1 in 7 Americans are living with kidney disease, but most don't know it. The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is the only organization that takes a comprehensive approach to ending this devastating illness.

05/06/2025

Promoting CKD prevention and ESRD is part of our advocacy efforts.

04/01/2025

Save the date 📅: AMKD Awareness Day is on April 29! APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) is a rapidly progressive form of genetic kidney disease that can develop even at a young age. People of west or central African descent who inherited certain variations of the APOL1 genes have an increased risk of developing AMKD. Join the Kidney Fund in recognizing AMKD Awareness Day and become . Learn more:

April 30 marked the first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, but you can stay APOL1 Aware year-round.

04/01/2025

Reserva la fecha 📅: ¡El Día de Concientización sobre la DMAE es el 29 de abril! La enfermedad renal mediada por APOL1 (DMAE) es una forma de enfermedad renal genética de rápida progresión que puede desarrollarse incluso a una edad temprana. Las personas de ascendencia africana occidental o central que heredaron ciertas variantes de los genes APOL1 tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar DMAE. Únete al Kidney Fund para conmemorar el Día de Concientización sobre la DMAE y . Más información:

April 30 marked the first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, but you can stay APOL1 Aware year-round.

01/29/2025

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Please Help Me Find A Kidney! on TBD. Find event and ticket information.

12/13/2024

Home Welcome to the Kidney Community Advisory Board! Welcome to the Kidney Community Advisory Board (KCAB) website! Our mission is to empower individuals affected by kidney disease through collaboration, education, and advocacy. We unite patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and community....

11/15/2024

Our collaboration with C2H Community Organization, National Kidney Foundation, and many other partnerships has allowed us to bring back to the community, prevent and educate about Chronic Kidney diseases, and advocate for the communities in need.