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KEEP is a free health screening program offered by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) for individuals at increased risk of developing kidney disease.
The KEEP Your Kidneys program was created to promote kidney disease education as well as a systematic approach to improving recognition and diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in West Virginia.
Screening for kidney disease is simple and inexpensive and starts with identification of individuals at risk. KEEP screenings are open to the public and held in conjunction with statewide education programs for citizens and primary health care givers.
Kidney disease can happen to anyone and can affect people of all ages. Because the symptoms of kidney disease are often silent, many people have no symptoms and the disease goes unrecognized until it is too late.
If kidney disease is diagnosed early, the complications of kidney failure specifically cardiovascular disease, may be prevented.