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Here are several of our Web Site Links that will be very educational and helpful in your quest to gain knowledge on kidney and urinary tract diseases, and organ and tissue donation for transplantation.

National Kidney Foundation - The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) - KODA is the federally designated organ procurement organization that serves most of the state of Kentucky, four counties in Southern Indiana and two counties in Western West Virginia. A nonprofit organization founded in 1987, KODA provides the option of organ and tissue donation to families who have lost a loved one. KODA is the link between the hospitals where donation may occur and all of the transplant centers in the United States.
igive.com- Online shopping site where a portion of your purchase benefits the NKFK.
ShopsThatGive.com- Online shopping site where a portion of your purchase benefits the NKFK.
Jewish Hospital - Louisville, Kentucky Jewish Hospital is a high-tech specialty center, developing leading-edge advancements within virtually every aspect of health care while earning an international reputation as one of the leading transplant centers in the United States.
Directory of Kidney & Urological Diseases Association
Trust for Life - Kentucky Circuit Clerk's Association - Promotes the need for organ and tissue donation for transplantation. "Be an Angel" and check out this wonderful website.
Transplanthealth - Whether you are living well with transplant, on the waiting list, or simply considering if a transplant is right for you, Transplanthealth is the place to go to get helpful information on the transplant process.
Nephrology@MedNet - The largest collection of direct links to on-line medical search engines and databases. Find the Web's free and extensive medical archives, libraries, research databases, catalogs, and statistical data available at educational, governmental and corporate sites.
Family Internet - Renal Disease: Choosing a Treatment That's Right For You. This text is for people whose kidneys fail to work. This condition is called end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
American Association of Kidney Patients- National patient organization directed by patients and devoted to the interests and concerns of fellow dialysis and transplant patients.
Yahoo - Popular internet explorer to help you find anything you want on the World Wide Web.
Google.com - The best and most comprehensive search engine on the internet.
VolunteerMatch - Thousands of volunteer opportunties via the internet. NKFK is posted.
Combined Health Internet Network - Database of health related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
The Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association - An organization made up of kidney and kidney transplant patients, their families and friends, and health professionals. Our officers are themselves kidney patients.
NephroWorld- The Virtual Community and Marketplace for Professionals, Patients, Organizations and Companies related to Nephrology.
The Nephron Information Center
Renal Net - Renal Information Clearinghouse
The Hereditary Nephritis Foundation - The HNF supports education and research on Alport syndrome, and offers the irregular periodical HNF Newsletter.
Life Options Rehabilitation Program - Since 1993, the Life Options Rehabilitation Program has been exploring ways to help people on dialysis live long and live well.
Health Finder - a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Renal Web Site - Vortex web site of the dialysis world.
Renal World- Renal resources from around the globe.
Kidney Patient Guide - For kidney patients and those who care for them.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Renal Diet Cookbooks - A selection of cookbooks to help with your dietary needs.
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases - Conducts and supports basic and clinical research.
Christine's Open House Dialysis Page - Information on all aspects of dialysis. A great site that will educate anyone who is required to take dialysis.
Medicare Plan Choices - Managed Care Plan Withdrawl Choices - has fact sheets for the public to explain what is happening and what options are available.

National Kidney Foundation Living Donors Listserve - Visit this new home for living donors and take advantage of such resources as a message board, volunteer information, weekly internet chats, links and resources, email discussion group, written tributes, questions and answers for living donors and support for families.
cyberNephrology- E-mail discussion group for parents of children with kidney disease. cyberNephrologyTM provides this website for the purpose of rendering online services, providing useful information and spreading knowledge.
iKidney.com - Nephrology pediatric educational material but no chat room. iKidney has been selected as a featured site in Lightspan's StudyWeb® as one of the best educational resources on the Web. StudyWeb® is an educational resource site for students and teachers that selects only the finest sites to be included in their listing of educational links.
BONENT- Board of Nephrology Examiners, Nursing and Technology. Examinations given for certification and recertification for Nephrology nurses and technicians.
National TRIO (Transplant Recipients International Organization) - Transplant and organ donation information and resources for transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families.
Transweb - All about transplantation and donation.
UNOS - United Network of Organ Sharing - This site is dedicated to the patients waiting and the donor families who have shared the gift of LIFE.
American Association of Tissue Bank - The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) is a scientific, not-for-profit, peer group organization founded in 1976. Its mission is to facilitate the provision of high quality transplantable human tissue in quantities sufficient to meet national needs.
University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank - The University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank is a non-profit charitable organization serving the western half of Kentucky and 4 counties in southern Indiana. We are a team of professionals and volunteers dedicated to restoring the gift of sight through corneal transplant, medical education, and research.

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