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Award recognition for patient-friendly content

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) constantly strives to develop the most relevant, helpful and innovative education and communications materials to support the kidney community in the fight against kidney disease. For these efforts, AKF's education and advocacy campaigns and materials have received many prestigious awards in recent years.

2023 award logos for winning awards

HealthCentral's Chronic Health Innovator Awards

Digital Health Awards

National Health Information Awards

  • Gold - Complications of Anemia & Kidney Disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
  • Gold – First30: Advice When Starting Dialysis – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2020)
  • Silver - APOL1-mediated kidney disease: Connect with a genetic counselor - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Other/Miscellaneous Material (2024)
  • Silver - Me + C3G patient videos - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2024)
  • Silver - Welcome to Kidney Kitchen Pro | Kidney Kitchen - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2024)
  • Silver - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Know Your Kidneys - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
  • Silver - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
  • Silver - What is APOL1- mediated kidney disease (AMKD)? - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2023)
  • Silver - APOL1-mediated kidney disease | Rare Kidney Disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2023)
  • Silver - How to prevent high phosphorus with kidney disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
  • Bronze - What is IgA nephropathy (IgAN)? | Rare Kidney Disease - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2024)
  • Bronze - Meet Your Lupus Nephritis Treatment Team | Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Booklet/Brochure/Pamphlet category (2023)
  • Bronze - Kidney-friendly eating plan: Myths vs. Facts - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
  • Bronze – Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Bronze – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Bronze – Kidney Disease Fact Sheets – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Booklet/Brochure/Pamphlet category (2020)
  • Merit - Learn about pediatric lupus nephritis video - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2024)
  • Merit - Low vs. high-potassium foods - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Poster category (2022)
  • Merit - Getting Your Questions Answered About Anemia - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
  • Merit - Symptoms of Anemia - Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2022)
  • Merit – Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Merit – Fluid management and your kidneys – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Merit – Goutful: Gout and Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Merit – Preventing Kidney Disease – Patient Education Information | Community Organization (nonprofit) | Video category (2021)
  • Merit – Spring 2019 AKF in Action, Vol. 4.1 – Community Organization (nonprofit) | Newsletter (single issue) category (2020)

Aster Awards

  • Gold - Kidney Disease Cause Unknown? | Fabry Disease May Be Possible - Patient Education - Single (2024)
  • Gold - Welcome to Kidney Kitchen Pro | Kidney Kitchen - TV/Video Advertising - Single (2024)
  • Gold - APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Resources (APOL1 website, APOL1 downloadable guide and APOL1 explainer video) - Patient Education series (2023)
  • Gold - Meet Your Lupus Nephritis team guide - Patient Education - Single (2023)
  • Gold - What's happening in the states blog series - Blogs category (2022)
  • Gold - Guides to kidney-friendly eating (Kidney Kitchen downloadable guides: "Double Whammy" Foods, "Double Win" Foods, Kidney-friendly eating plan: Myths and facts, and How to prevent high phosphorus with kidney disease) - Patient Education - Series (2022)
  • Gold – Kidney Today COVID-19 blog series – Blogs category (2021)
  • Gold – Know Your Kidneys video series (Preventing Kidney Disease, Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease, and Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease) – Special Video Production (Series) category (2021)
  • Gold – Beyond Bananas graphics – Social Media Campaign category (2020)
  • Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website category (2020)
  • Silver – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Special Video Production (Single Entry) category (2021)
  • Silver –Talk to your doctor about Fabry disease guide – Patient Education category (2021)

AVA Digital Awards

  • Platinum – American Kidney Fund's National Camp Program - Video Production | Long Form Video | 623. Nonprofit (2023)
  • Platinum – The Hope Affair 2021 – Video Production | Long Form Video | Special Event (2022)
  • Platinum – Kidney Today COVID-19 blog series – Digital Marketing | Content Marketing | Blog Series category (2021)
  • Gold – A Moment to Inspire | Kidney Disease Journey - Video Production | Long Form Video | 629c. Video Series (2023)
  • Gold – Anemia & Chronic Kidney Disease Video series – Web-Based Production | Short Form Web Video < 3 Minutes | Video Series (2022)
  • Gold – Advocacy blog COVID-19 blog series – Digital Marketing | Content Marketing | Blog Series category (2021)
  • Gold – Fluid management and your kidneys video – Video Production | Creativity | Special Effects/Animation category (2021)
  • Gold – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys video – Video Production | Creativity | Special Effects/Animation category (2021)
  • Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Web-Based Production | Website | Nonprofit category (2020)
  • Honorable Mention – Get 'Looped In' on Lupus Nephritis Patient Stories - Video Production | Long Form Video | 629c. Video Series (2023)

Bulldog PR Awards

  • Silver – Beyond Bananas – Best Not-for-Profit/Association Campaign category (2020)

dotCOMM Awards

  • Platinum - Living with Cystinosis | Treatment and Transplant - Video | 165c. Video Series (2022)
  • Platinum - ACT on Anemia | Treating Anemia of CKD - Video | 165c. Video Series (2022)
  • Platinum – Helping patients through COVID-19: American Kidney Fund – Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns | Other – COVID-19 communications and marketing category (2021)
  • Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Nonprofit category (2020)
  • Honorable Mention – Know the connection between diabetes and kidney disease – Content Marketing | Infographic category (2021)

Hermes Creative Awards

  • Platinum - The Hope Affair 2021 - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Video | Event category (2022)
  • Platinum – Kidney Kitchen – Public Relations, Communications | Website Overall | Nonprofit category (2020)
  • Gold - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Know Your Kidneys | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2023)
  • Gold - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2023)
  • Gold - Kidney Disease Cause Unknown? Fabry Disease May Be Possible - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2022)
  • Gold – Detect and Manage Your Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
  • Gold – Fluid management and your kidneys – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
  • Gold – Preventing Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
  • Gold – September 2019 e-news – Electronic Media, Social Media, Interactive Media | Digital Publications/Messaging | E-Newsletter/E-Zine category (2020)
  • Gold – Spring 2019 AKF in Action, Vol. 4.1 – Print Media | Publications | Newsletter category (2020)
  • Honorable Mention - Pruritus (itchy skin) website | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Web Element | Landing Page category (2023)
  • Honorable Mention - APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease website | Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Web Element | Landing Page category (2023)
  • Honorable Mention - Looped In on Lupus Nephritis - Electronic Media / Social Media /Interactive Media | Web Element| Landing Page category (2022)
  • Honorable Mention – Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
  • Honorable Mention – Sodium (salt) and your kidneys – Electronic Media / Social Media / Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2021)
  • Honorable Mention – American Society of Nephrology 2019 Kidney Week booth – Print Media | Advertising | Trade Show Exhibit category (2020)
  • Honorable Mention – KidneyNation Excellence Award video (The Hope Affair honoree) – Electronic Media, Social Media, Interactive Media | Video | Nonprofit category (2020)

MarCom Awards

NYX Marcom Awards

  • Grand - 5 Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) video - Video / Web Based Productions - Education (2023)
  • Grand - APOL1-mediated kidney disease video - Video / Web Based Productions - Education (2023)
  • Gold – The Hope Affair 2021 – Virtual Events | Nonprofit category (2022)
  • Gold – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – COVID-19 | Nonprofit category (2021)

Omni Awards

  • Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Health & Fitness category (2020)
  • Gold – Kidney Kitchen – Website | Non-Profit category (2020)
  • Bronze – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys – Video | Health & Fitness and Video | Non-profit categories (2020)
  • Bronze – How Well Do You #KnowYourKidneys – Video | Non-Profit category (2020)

Platinum PR Awards

  • Finalist – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Campaign of the Year (Other) (2021)

PR Daily Nonprofit Communications Awards

  • Honorable Mention - The Faces of Gout - Video | Communications assets category (2022)
  • Honorable Mention – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Grand Prize | Nonprofit Communications Campaign of the Year category (2021)
  • Honorable Mention – Helping Patients Through COVID-19 – Campaigns and Communications | COVID-19 Communications category (2021)
  • Honorable Mention – Kidney Today and Advocacy COVID-19 blog series – Creative Assets | Blog category (2021)

 

TITAN Health Awards

  • Platinum - Kidney Health for All PSA - Video, Commercial & Film - Public Service & Activism (2024)
  • Gold - APOL1-mediated kidney disease: Connect with a genetic counselor - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Comparing your dialysis options - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Empowering Choices: Your guide to making an informed home dialysis decision - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Fact or Fiction: Home Dialysis Myths Debunked - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Kidney Disease Cause Unknown? | Fabry Disease May Be Possible  - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - Kidney disease guidelines to manage and treat high potassium - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Kidney Health for All website - Website - Microsite (2024)
  • Gold - Know Your Cause videos - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - Learn about pediatric lupus nephritis - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - Me + C3G Patient Videos - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - RAAS inhibitor, potassium binder, and diet connection | Beyond Bananas - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - Welcome to Kidney Kitchen Pro - Video, Commercial & Film - Consumer Health Product/Services (2024)
  • Gold - What is Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G)? | Kidney Disease - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - What is IgA nephropathy (IgAN)? | Rare Kidney Disease - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2024)
  • Gold - Working with a Dietitian - Branded Content - Infographics (2024)
  • ​Gold - Your Guide to Kidney Transplant - Provider & Services - Patient Engagement (2024)
  • Gold - Rare Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment of C3G and IG-MPGN - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2023)
  • Gold - Journey to Diagnosis: APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Patient Videos - Video, Commercial & Film - Educational (2023)
  • Silver - AMKD overview for healthcare professionals - Provider & Services - Education (2024)