CRN of Northern California, Northern Nevada is an affiliate of the National Kidney Foundation. We are a non-profit organization devoted to improving the care of patients with kidney disease. Our membership is comprised mostly of renal dietitians who work in dialysis centers, hospitals, transplant centers and doctors offices. Also included in our membership are professionals who provide products and services to kidney patients.

The goal of our organization to promote the well being of people with kidney disease. There are several ways in which we acheive this goal.

• CRN provides continuing education to healthcare professionals through meetings, events and symposiums.
• CRN donates funds to the National Kidney Foundation of Northern California to help provide nutritional supplements to patients with kidney disease.
• CRN donates funds to the National Kidney Foundation to help send athletes to the Transplant Games.
• CRN donates funds to the National Kidney Foundation to help send children on dialysis to summer camp.
• CRN members donate their time to the renal community by serving on the Board of Directors for NKF of Northern California, the ESRD Network, the NKF Patient Services Committee as well as other committees devoted to people with kidney disease.
• CRN provides educational grants to its members in order to improve their knowledge of the treatment of people with kidney disease.
• CRN members donate their time to provide education to the community on the causes, prevention and treatment of kidney disease.
• CRN members donate their time to fund raising activities of NKF of Northern California.
• CRN develops educational materials to teach patients how to modify their dietary intake to optimize their health and sense of well being.
• CRN develops educational materials to teach dietitians and other health care professionals how to help people with kidney disease.