Here at AAKP, we would like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year! As 2009 begins, it's important to make the most of this new year. What better way to start a new year than by becoming the leader in your health care?
 
AAKP can help you gain the tools and knowledge necessary to be an active participant in your health care plan. AAKP provides educational materials, free programs and patient advocacy information for kidney patients of all stages. AAKP My Health is another way AAKP encourages you to become a leader in your care. This unique section of the AAKP Web site allows you to monitor your lab values and gives you an idea of what they may mean for your condition, ask more informed questions from your health care team and increase your general knowledge of kidney disease.
 
Make it your goal in 2009 to become an active leader in your health care!

This article originally appeared in the January 2009 issue of Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter.