Homelessness Action Week

American Kidney Fund Brings Kidney Health Education to All During Fourth Annual Virtual Kidney Action Week on March 20-24

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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Kidney Action Week occurs as AKF continues to recognize Kidney Month , a time of unity and action on behalf of all those affected by kidney disease.

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  • Kidney Action Week occurs as AKF continues to recognize Kidney Month , a time of unity and action on behalf of all those affected by kidney disease.
  • Approximately 37 million Americans have kidney disease and 9 out of 10 people with early-stage kidney disease are unaware they have it.
  • Kidney Action Week will cover topics such as healthy eating, medical treatments for kidney disease, living donor transplantation, dialysis and mental well-being.
  • Kidney Action Week is part of AKF’s Know Your Kidneys™ kidney disease education and prevention program.

PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK RALLIES ADVOCATES FROM ALL 50 STATES TO URGE CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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Pancreatic cancer is the world's toughest cancer and is on track to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. It demands urgent action to save lives. Given few effective treatments and no early detection method, research funding continues to be critical in the fight against this challenging disease -- and approximately 80% of funding comes from the federal government.

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  • That's why the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), the leading pancreatic cancer patient advocacy organization, is mobilizing thousands of pancreatic cancer survivors, caregivers, and advocates from across the country this week to urge their members of Congress to increase the federal research investment for the world's deadliest cancer.
  • Pancreatic cancer is the world's toughest cancer and is on track to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States.
  • The good news is, thanks to PanCAN and its advocates, the federal research investment in pancreatic cancer at the NCI has steadily grown over the last two decades.
  • The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) leads the way in accelerating critical progress for pancreatic cancer patients.

American Kidney Fund to Provide Tools and Resources for Kidney Community During Third Annual Virtual Kidney Action Week, June 6-10

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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Education and awareness activities like Kidney Action Week are crucial to the publics understanding and awareness of kidney disease.

Key Points: 
  • Education and awareness activities like Kidney Action Week are crucial to the publics understanding and awareness of kidney disease.
  • Through events like Kidney Action Week, AKF will encourage people to understand the importance of kidney health and learn how to navigate kidney disease.
  • In 2020, AKF transformed its signature community kidney disease prevention event, Kidney Action Day, into Kidney Action Week.
  • The American Kidney Fund (AKF) fights kidney disease on all fronts as the nations leading kidney nonprofit.

MPs Must Listen to Workers and Take Action on a Fair Recovery That Makes Life More Affordable

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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The Canadian Labour Congress(CLC) is launching Action Week, where workers from across Canada will be directly engaging with MPs about their priorities.

Key Points: 
  • The Canadian Labour Congress(CLC) is launching Action Week, where workers from across Canada will be directly engaging with MPs about their priorities.
  • This is an opportunity for MPs to better understand the real challenges facing the people they were elected to represent.
  • Canadas unions will continue to push the government and MPs from all parties to work together on a fair, progressive and worker-centred economic recovery.
  • It is vital MPs hear from workers as they move forward on the economic recovery.

CLC: New Worker Lockdown Benefit Fails to Benefit Workers

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Thursday, November 25, 2021
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This bill has been conceived so narrowly, its not a pivot, it pulls the rug right out from under struggling workers, said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress(CLC).

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  • This bill has been conceived so narrowly, its not a pivot, it pulls the rug right out from under struggling workers, said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress(CLC).
  • How would it help families in places like Alberta, where the government has dragged its feet on putting lockdowns in place, despite the widespread risk of COVID?
  • Its shameful that the first bill of this new government is to offer band-aid solutions that benefit businesses and employers but fail to address the concerns of workers.
  • As opposed to targeting the workplaces and workers who need help the most, its built-in blanket geography approach is designed to fail.