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National Kidney Foundation to offer free health screening

The National Kidney Foundation is offering a free kidney screening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Downtown Wichita YMCA.

Participants will take health risk survey and have their height, weight and blood pressure measured, according to a news release. Those who are at risk will undergo an additional urine test to check kidney function.

A medical professional will review results.

According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in three Americans are at risk for kidney disease, and diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney failure and being over 60 are risk factors.

To register for the program or to get more information, contact the National Kidney Foundation at 913-262-1551 or visit www.kidney.org/KEEPhealthy.

Reach Kelsey Ryan at 316-269-6752 or kryan@wichitaeagle.com. Follow her on Twitter: @kelsey_ryan.

This story was originally published March 23, 2015 at 11:06 AM with the headline "National Kidney Foundation to offer free health screening."

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