慢性腎臟病變是一重要的大衆健康問題。糖尿病或高血壓更會加速腎臟患者進入末期腎病變。因此，有慢性健康問題患者需要潛在腎疾病及如何預防嚴重腎合併症的指導。預防腎疾病發展的策略應包括使用適當的方法去找出這群患者。針對不同階段腎疾病發展治療計劃及評價，並教育有發展爲慢性腎臟病變可能性的危險群。

Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem. Kidney disease develops and progresses more rapidly to end stage in people with diabetes or high blood pressure. Therefore, people with these chronic health problems require counseling about the possibility of kidney disease and the steps they must take to avoid serious kidney complications. Strategies for preventing the development of chronic kidney disease, therefore, should use appropriate methods to target these populations, develop a plan for management and evaluation of each stage of chronic kidney disease, and educate individuals at increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease.