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National Organization for Renal Disease - NORD Placed in Studio City, California, National Organization for Renal Disease strives to provide the latest preventive and critical medical information to populations at high risk for developing renal disease and its precursors through their programs of awareness, prevention, education and research. In addition, seek to transform the remedies and delivery systems in which these illnesses are treated for the betterment of individuals and their communities.

History Mamie V. Jackson founded the corporation in 1998 when she realized that there was a need for a heightened awareness of critical health information within communities chronically affected by renal disease and related illnesses. As President and Chief Executive Officer of National Organization for Renal Disease, Mamie founded the corporation out of necessity for improved remedies and therapies in the treatment of chronic diseases- renal (kidney) disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity including the promotion of organ and tissue donation. She developed the A.P.E.R. Program (Awareness, Prevention, Education and Research), a four (4) phase system which provides relevant health education, including health promotion, disease prevention and nutrition. NORD is an early warning, health screening and research based corporation, which serves diverse communities most affected by chronic disease.