Health & Fitness
NKF Giving Free KEEP Healthy Check Ups in Olney, MD, July 20
20-minute test to identify adults at risk for kidney disease
LUTHERVILLE, Md. – The National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware (NKF) will bring its free KEEP Healthy Check Ups to the Bethel World Outreach Church Health Expo taking place Saturday, July 20, from noon to 3 p.m., at 16227 Batchellors Forest Rd, Olney, Md. 20832.
KEEP Healthy is the Foundation's community-based initiative to educate about the kidneys, risk factors for kidney disease, and steps to take to keep kidneys healthy and reduce risk.
Appointments are not required and any adult can participate. Lasting about 20 minutes, the check-up includes the following:
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- Risk Survey
- Body Mass Index, height and weight measurements
- Blood pressure check
- Blood draw to check your kidney function
- Free educational materials
- Opportunity to speak with a health care professional and dietician
Kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the United States, killing more people every year than breast or prostate cancer. The rise in people suffering from diabetes and hypertension contributes to the increased number of people with kidney disease.
Although 30 million people are estimated to have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), 96 percent of those with early kidney disease (stages 1 and 2) don’t even know they have CKD. Annually, 25 percent of those screened by NKF in Maryland and Delaware demonstrated significant results.
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“Overall, CKD affects 15 percent of the U.S. adult population,” said Pattie Dash, executive director of the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware. “It is imperative we try to reduce these numbers locally through community outreach events like this.”
For more information about NKF screenings and outreach events in central Maryland, visit www.kidneymd.org or call 410.494.8545 to speak with Community Outreach Manger Jennifer Hertsch, MS, MBA.
About the National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information about the NKF visit www.kidney.org.