Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program

WHO WE ARE

We are the Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program, or KDSAP! Our organization addresses the issue of the high rates of kidney disease in the Bay Area, which is our main geographic target due to its proximity to our base location in Berkeley, CA. In the United States, 1 in 3 adults is at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), and CKD is also the 9th leading cause of death. CKD is an often overlooked disease since major symptoms only become apparent during the final stages of the disease, when kidney damage is irreversible. However, by providing early detection and awareness about the causes of CKD, Berkeley KDSAP aims to decrease the prevalence of this “silent killer” disease.

We concentrate our efforts in the Bay Area, where a lot of minority populations with higher risk for CKD reside. The services that we provide are open to all, but we most actively target the Asian American, African American, and Hispanic communities, because these populations are at higher risk for kidney disease. As a student organization, we rely on fundraising and community grants in order to carry out our mission.

WHAT WE DO

As an organization, we have two primary objectives: to hold kidney screenings throughout the Bay Area and to organize awareness events for the public to learn more about how to maintain good kidney health. Our work addresses and advances health equity by ensuring that all the services that we provide (e.g. screenings, awareness events) are free and open to everyone. We also try to distribute information about these events to as wide of an audience as possible and make targeted efforts to reach the underserved in our community by working with community centers, churches, and other non-profit organizations. KDSAP partners with physicians from the University of California San Francisco, who mentor us in preparation for our various events, and volunteer to provide one-on-one consultations with patients at our screenings.

We are a rapidly growing organization, and in the past 2 years have expanded both the number of screenings we hold per year as well as the locations in which we hold them. We plan to resume our screenings in the Spring when it is safe again to do so, with 8 screenings held each year, but due to the cost of screening supplies in conjunction with advertising, transportation, and other costs, our current sources of funding will not be sufficient to reach this goal. We would greatly appreciate your help as we work towards increasing engagement with the community and making a positive impact on more people’s health. Please make a gift today to support our mission!

WHAT YOUR MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS

Your donation will go towards the purchase of supplies such as urinalysis (urine test) machines, gloves, and glucometers (to measure blood sugar) that will allow us to conduct health procedures at our screenings, as well as train the volunteers who staff our screenings. We also plan on using funds to print outreach pamphlets and promotional fliers, and to boost our social media advertisements, so we can publicize our screenings and awareness events to a broader audience. By donating to our organization, you will help provide the public with more information about an often overlooked but serious disease, and will help people all around the Bay Area improve their health!

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STAY CONNECTED WITH US!

Learn more about us at our website and follow our social media for regular updates! Also, feel free to contact us at berkeleykdsap@gmail.com!

Facebook: UC Berkeley KDSAP

Instagram: @berkeleykdsap

Twitter: @berkeleykdsap

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