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Resolution
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND END STATE RENAL
DISEASE RESOLUTION
Recognizing the
disproportionate number of Hispanic Americans
who suffer from kidney disease and conditions
that can lead to kidney disease, and calling for
coordinated action and expand access to
education and prevention services as well as
dialysis and transplant services.
WHEREAS, approximately 330,000
Americans suffer from kidney failure (End-Stage
Renal Disease) and rely on dialysis services to
live; and
WHEREAS, 1 in 7 of all ESRD
patients are Hispanic; and
WHEREAS, 44% of ESRD patients
suffer from diabetes, and 27% suffer from high
blood pressure; and
WHEREAS, among all the
diabetes patients, Hispanic Americans are 4 to 6
times more likely to develop kidney disease than
non-Hispanics; and
WHEREAS, there are over 69,000
patients waiting for kidney transplants in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, because kidney
transplantation is severely limited due to a
shortage of suitable donors, organ transplant
rejection, and the age and health of many ERSD
patients, most patients depend on dialysis for
the remainder of their lives; and
WHEREAS, early intervention
strategies can successfully delay or prevent
kidney failure for those with kidney disease;
and
WHEREAS, insufficient
coordination exists between federal and state
governments, health care professionals,
educators, and patient advocates to develop
programs to identify members of high risk
populations and implement programs to improve
the management of kidney disease and slow the
progression to kidney failure; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that LULAC National Board create/establish
representatives in each state to work with
public officials to ensure all at-risk
individuals are informed of the risk factors for
kidney disease, have access to services that can
prevent the progression of kidney disease, and
for those individuals who suffer progress to
end-stage renal disease, have access to quality,
facility-based dialysis services in their
communities throughout the country.
Approved this 14th day of July
2007.
Rosa Rosales
LULAC National President |
