by Jean Baker, MS, RD
American Urological Association
Address:
1000 Corporate Boulevard
Linthicum, MD 21090
Phone:
1-866-746-4282 (US toll free)
410-689-3700
E-mail Address:
auafoundation@auafoundation.org
Internet Address:
http://www.urologyhealth.org
Description of Services Provided:
Here you’ll find research, education, and advocacy for people with kidney and urologic diseases. Check their website for easy-to-understand summaries of the diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones and other urologic conditions.
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
1-800-891-5390
nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov
This agency provides information about kidney diseases to patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and the public. They answer questions, develop and distribute publications, and work with related professional and patient organizations and government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases.
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St.
New York, NY 10016
1-800-622-9010
info@kidney.org
http://www.kidney.org
NKF provides information about kidney diseases to patients and healthcare professionals. The Local Affiliates page of their website lists Kidney Foundation offices by state.
Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation
201 E. 19th St., #12E
New York, NY 10003
1-800-643-8699 (US toll free)
212-777-0470
http://www.ohf.org
This is an online resource for people with hyperoxaluria and also for their families and healthcare providers. Consumers can order or download several useful books online—one gives the oxalate content of foods and the other is a low-oxalate cookbook.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
300-5165 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC H4A 1T6
1-800-361-7494
(514) 369-4806
http://www.kidney.ca/
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through funding and stimulating innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to high quality healthcare, increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation.
Last reviewed September 2012 by Brian Randall
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