This month, AAKP is partnering with the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA to host a Kidney Beginnings: Live program and health fair. This free educational event takes place May 30, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Metropolitan Baptist Church.

Kidney Beginnings: Live programs educate attendees on a number of topics related to kidney disease, including:

• What the kidney are and how they function;
•  Managing conditions that may lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as diabetes and hypertension;
• Side effects and challenges of CKD;
• Diet management;
• And much more!

To register for this upcoming program, please contact AAKP at (800) 749-AAKP or click here to register online.

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