The World Kidney Day campaign focuses on Diabetes, the leading cause of Chronic Kidney Disease. World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Spread the word and promote awareness for this cause on any level you can. If you are at risk or suspect you are at rick, take advantage of a free screening, a fitness class or other WKD event. Thanks to the National Kidney Foundation there are free screenings offered around the country, please contact your local NKF office for more information. Following is a list of dates and places where various WKD events will be offered.

World Kidney Day Events

NKF’s KEEP, Kidney Early Evaluation Program, offers free kidney health screenings around the country.

California

1. KEEP screening in Pacoima on March 21
2. Community Forum Conference on March 11

Connecticut

1. KEEP screening in New Haven, CT on March 11

Hawaii

1. KEEP screening in Honolulu, HI on March 11
2. KEEP screening in Maui on March 11

Illinois

1. Kidney health risk assessment in Oak Forest, IL on March 11 (screening includes diabetic foot checks)

Massachusetts

1. KEEP screening in Boston, MA on March 11

Michigan

1. Ongoing Personal Action Toward Health (PATH) workshop for adults with long-term health problems in various locations throughout March
2. Ongoing fitness classes in various locations throughout March
3. Grand Rapids Kidney Walk kickoff on March 11
4. Grand Rapids Bowl-a-Thon in Grandville
5. Noodles & Company fundraiser across Michigan March 25

Minnesota

1. KEEP Screening in St. Paul, MN on March 11

Missouri

1. KEEP screening in TBA on March 11
2. Kidney health risk assessment at the Capital in Jefferson City, MO (for legislatures only)
3. Jim Edmonds Steakhouse in Saint Louis will be donating 25% of their dinner revenue on March 11 to NKF in honor of World Kidney Day

New Jersey

1. KEEP screening in Clifton, NJ on March 21

New York

1. CKD “Grand Rounds for Syracuse” on March 1
2. KEEP screening at NYS Legislative Office Building in Albany on March 2
3. Nurse education program in Albany on March 10
4. Kidney Risk Assessment in Albany on March 11
5. Kidney Walk kickoff in Albany on March 11
6. KEEP screening in North Tonawanda, NY in March
7. 2 kidney-friendly cooking classes at the Tops Cooking School in Amherst and West Seneca on March 11
8. KEEP screening at local office in Syracuse on March 11
9. Kidney Walk in Syracuse, NY on March 28
10. Advocacy Day in Albany, NY on March 2
11. Interactive Public Education Classes in Rochester, NY on March 9, 10, 16, 17 & 18
12. CKD Conference for Medical Professional in Rochester, NY on March 6
13. Renal Grand Rounds at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY

Ohio

1. Pediatric Nephrology Conference at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus on March 18

Pennsylvania

1. Kidney Ball in Philadelphia, PA on March 6
2. Charity Dinner at Adobe Cafe (15% of proceeds donated) in Philadelphia, PA on March 9
3. Kidney Health Risk Assessment in Philadelphia, PA on March 10
4. Kidney Health Risk Assessment in Harrisburg, PA on March 11
5. KEEP screening in East Liberty on March 11
6. KEEP screening in Philadelphia, PA on March 13
7. Lehigh Valley Patient Program in Bethlehem, PA on March 14
8. Kidney Day at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA on March 26
9. KEEP screening in Harrisburg, PA on March 27

South Carolina

1. Kidney health risk assessment in Columbia on March 13

Tennessee

1. KEEP screening in Memphis on March 11

Texas

1. Professional Symposium in Houston, TX on March 5
2. Kidney Health Risk Assessment in Houston on March 11
3. Patient Education Symposium in Houston on March 28
4. Event to raise kidney disease awareness in Houston on March 28

Washington, DC

1. KEEP screening in Washington, DC on March 11

West Virginia

1. KEEP screening in Charleston on March 29

(sources – www.kidney.org | www.worldkidneyday.org )