Pennsylvania
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Liver Health Screenings
If you are uninsured and at risk you may be eligible for free screening. A listing of our partner sites offering screenings will be added to this page. Please check back or contact our free Helpline, 1-800-GO-LIVER/1-800-465-4837.
- Volunteers in Medicine, https://www.vimintheskooks.org/
- African Family Health Organization (AFAHO), Darby, afaho.org
- Community Health Clinic, Inc, New Kensington, https://www.communityhealthclinic.org/
- Meadville Area Free Clinic, Meadville, https://www.mmchs.org/meadville-area-free-clinic/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 1,834 Pennsylvanians died of liver disease in 2022.
- 8 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Pennsylvania are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 591 Pennsylvanians received liver transplants in 2023 and 64 died on the waiting list.
- 10.1% of adults in Pennsylvania have diabetes.
- 32.9% of adults in Pennsylvania are overweight or obese.
- 20.8% of adults in Pennsylvania have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 40.1% of adults in Pennsylvania consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.4% of adults in Pennsylvania 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/
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