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/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 1,632 Pennsylvanians died of liver disease
- 1,483Pennsylvanians have liver cancer
- 549 transplants were performed in 2021 with 614 people currently on the waiting list and 64 people who died waiting.
- 9.7% of adults in Pennsylvania have diabetes.
- 66.6% of adults in Pennsylvania are overweight or obese.
- 23.4% of adults have no leisure-time physician activity.
- 1 serving of fruit is consumed daily by adults in Pennsylvania.
- 1.6 servings of vegetables are consumed daily by adults in Pennsylvania.
Citations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). 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. (2019). Cancer Statistics At a Glance. Retrieved from https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/#/AtAGlance/
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2022). State Data. Retrieved from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/state-data/