Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative
CDC’s Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Initiative is designed to provide comprehensive public health strategies for promoting kidney health. These strategies seek to prevent and control risk factors for CKD, to raise awareness, to promote early diagnosis, and to improve outcomes and quality of life for those living with CKD. Learn more about the CKD Initiative.
Learn about chronic kidney disease, including risk factors and symptoms.
Find articles, educational resources, surveillance systems, and more on CKD.
The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance Project was created to provide a picture of CKD across the nation and reports aggregate data on various groups of people in the United States.
Spotlight on CKD
- Flu and People With Chronic Kidney Disease
- Coronavirus Disease Updates
- Informationexternal icon for People With CKD
- What Health Careexternal icon and Dialysis Providers Need to Know
- Advancing American Kidney Health: 2020 Progress Report pdf icon[PDF – 300KB]external icon
- Blood Pressure Control: Tools and Resourcesexternal icon for Providers
- Tools for Health Providers to Improve CKD Diagnosis and Managementexternal icon
- Dialysis in an Emergency
Page last reviewed: October 30, 2020
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention