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Press Releases - British Columbia

2017

• Kidney Health Month: How to Keep a Kidney Happy

 

2016

• Kidney Foundation Honours Port Moody Police Chief
  
• Young William's Lake Resident Honoured with Award
• Prince George Recipients Honoured with President's Award
• BC Police Chiefs: Saving Lives Through Organ Donation& Community Wellness
• Kidney Health Month media kit
• Live then Give Tour Launch
• Live then Give Auto Show

 

2015

• 100 Mile House Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Ashcroft Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Atlin Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Bella Coola Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Burns Lake Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Campbell River Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Chetwynd Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Chiliwack Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Cranbrook Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Creston Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Dawson Creek Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Fernie Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Fort St. James Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Ganges Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Golden Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Grand Forks Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Houston Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Invermere Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Kaslo Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Kitimat Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Maple Ridge Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Nakusp Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Nelson Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Oliver Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Penticton Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Port Hardy Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Powell River Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Prince George Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Prince Rupert Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Princeton Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Queen Charlotte Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Quesnel Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Revelstoke Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Salmon Arm Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Schelt Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Smithers Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Squamish Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Trail Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Ucluelet Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Valemount Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Vanderhoof Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Lillooet Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Merritt Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
• Williams Lake Community Leadership Award Media Advisory
•  Kidney Transplant Summit Recommends Presumed Consent Legislation to Increase Organ Donation in BC (May 5, 2015)*With Media Backgrounder 
•  First-ever Kidney Transplant Summit Addresses Controversial Ideas that Affect all British Columbians (April 28, 2015)
• Kidney Health Month Media Kit:  British Columbians Have Spoken (March 2015) 

2014  

• Community Conversation in Abbotsford on Life-Saving Organ Donation and Kidney Transplants (Oct 23, 2014)   
• First BC Researcher to be Awarded Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Medal for Research (Oct 1, 2014)
•  Kidney Walk Media Kit ( Aug 24, 2014)
•  Pilot Project Brings Targeted Screening to Pharmacies (July 2014): Vancouver , Abbotsford
•  Majority of British Columbians Think They Are Registered Organ Donors. Most at Not.  (April 22, 2014) With Media Backgrounder  

2013

•  March is Kidney Health Month Media Kit (March 2015)
•  Northern Island to Participate in Targeted Screening Events to Help Identify Chronic Kidney Disease (April 26, 2013)
•  Targeted Screening 2013

 

Press releases - National office

• July 28, 2016 –  Annoucing 2016 Funding for Alport Syndrome Research
• July 28, 2016 –  Dr. Marie-Josée Hébert Awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada 2016 Medal for Research Excellence
• April 18, 2016 –  Entertainment icons urge you to be a hero
• March 31, 2016 – Historic investment in Kidney Research
• March 10, 2016 – Patient handbooks help guide the way
• March 7, 2016 – World Kidney Day focuses on children
• March 1, 2016 – March is Kidney Health Month
• November 3, 2015 – Kidney Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Elizabeth Myles
• June 9, 2015 – Dr. David Rush Awarded Kidney Foundation of Canada 2015 Medal for Research Excellence
• March 11, 2015 – March is Kidney Health Month
• September 18, 2014 – Don Cherry and Terry Leon Receive Kidney Foundation Awards
• June 2, 2014 – Dr. Adeera Levin Awarded Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2014 Medal for Research Excellence
• March 13, 2014 – March is Kidney Health Month: Are You at Risk for Kidney Disease?
• March 14, 2013 – Don Cherry Shows Support for Kidney Car Program on World Kidney Day
• March 5, 2013 – World Kidney Day 2013: STOP Kidney Attack!
• December 6, 2012 – The Kidney Foundation Launches Online Discussion Forums for Organ Donors and Recipients
• May 2, 2012 — Five Canadians Awarded for Raising Awareness About Kidney Disease
• March 8, 2012 - BestLifeRewarded® and The Kidney Foundation of Canada Announce Collaboration to Promote Awareness of Kidney Disease
• Nov. 28, 2011 – Kidney diet just got easier: free online tool lends a hand in the kitchen
• June 21, 2011 – Announcing 2011 Kidney Stories of Hope Awardees
• April 8, 2011 – Recycling Railcars Help Deliver First-Ever National Screening Program for Kidney Disease
• March 2, 2011 - Catching Kidney Disease Early Can Reduce Cardiovascular Complications
• March 1, 2011 – Kidney Stories of Hope Campaign Kicks Off Kidney Health Month
• July 7, 2010 – Alberta government gives grant to Kidney Foundation for living donor expense program
• May 17, 2010 – Announcing Kidney Stories of Hope Awardees
• March 11, 2010 - Diabetic Kidney Disease – A Bet Canadians Can Beat
• December 11, 2009 - Dr. Susan E. Quaggin Awarded 2009 Medal for Research Excellence
• November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 1 (mp3)
• November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 2 (mp3)
• June 3, 2009 - Foundation-funded research with important implication
• May 17, 2009: Salt and high-blood pressure focus of this year's World Hypertension Day
• May 8, 2009: Selected stories from the Kidney Story of Hope campaign
• April 19-26, 2009 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
• March 12, 2009 - World Kidney Day raises awareness of screening, early detection
• Dr. Paul Goodyer earns The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2008 Medal for Research Excellence
• The Kidney Foundation of Canada applauds recent government announcement to improve organ donation
• The Kidney Foundation of Canada welcomes Paul Shay, National Executive Director
• April 20 - 27, 2008 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
• April 18, 2008 - The province of Manitoba partners with the Manitoba Branch of the Foundation to establish a program to reimburse living organ donor expenses(external link to Province of Manitoba website)
• March 13, 2008 marks the third World Kidney Day (WKD) and falls within Kidney Health Month in Canada
• March Drive 2008: News Canada supplement
• Dr. Catharine Whiteside garners the 2007 Medal for Research Excellence from The Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Clinical trial, funded by The Kidney Foundation and led by kidney specialists at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine, finds nocturnal dialysis improves quality of life for people with kidney disease
• Kidney Foundation draws attention to the urgent need for early detection of chronic kidney disease
• March Drive 2007: News Canada supplement
• Dr. Robert McGregor Lindsay is awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2006 Medal for Research Excellence
• Kidney Foundation establishes peer support helpline for Canadians affected by kidney disease
• World Kidney Day - Why the world needs it
• 1 in 5 seniors now has kidney disease
• New pilot study looks at better management of risk factors for kidney disease
• KRESCENT lauded as a landmark in renal research

 

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