Address
Box 91194
Portland, OR 97291
Website
www.mikeprogram.org
Description
Our Mission
To decrease the risk of kidney disease through the public health education of those at risk and to eliminate the disparity in health and health care related to kidney disease.
Our Objectives
*Develop peer-to-peer programs to educate youth on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
*Develop peer-to-peer programs to increase trust of the medical community among youth at high risk of kidney disease.
*Develop physician-training programs to target medical professionals who treat people at risk of kidney disease.
*Develop and implement curriculum-based programs to increase overall cardiovascular health and to prevent kidney disease for grades 6th through 10th.
*Target programs to the medically disadvantaged communities at a high risk of kidney disease.
Category
Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Education – K-12, Education – Higher Ed, Health & Disease