Kentucky
Events
World Chicken Festival
Downtown London, Kentucky 40741
September 26, 2024 – 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
September 27, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
September 28, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
September 29, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
https://chickenfestival.com/
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Liver Health Screenings
If you are uninsured and at risk you may be eligible for free testing. See a listing of our partner sites offering testing in your state:
A+ Family Healthcare, https://www.aplushealth.org/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 939 Kentuckians died of liver disease in 2022.
- 9.4 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Kentucky are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 90 Kentuckians received liver transplants in 2023 and 34 died on the waiting list.
- 13% of adults in Kentucky have diabetes.
- 38.1% of adults in Kentucky are overweight or obese.
- 25.1% of adults in Kentucky have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 44.8% of adults in Kentucky consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.2% of adults in Kentucky consume less than one vegetable per day.
Citations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Mortality by State. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/liver_disease_mortality/liver_disease.htm
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Cancer Statistics At a Glance. Retrieved from https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/AtAGlance/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021/2022). Chronic Disease Indicators. Retrieved from https://cdi.cdc.gov/?location=AZ&category=NPAW
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2023). State Data. Retrieved from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/state-data/