Missouri
Events
Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
Downtown Springfield, MO
August 9, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
August 10, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
https://www.route66festivalsgf.com/
Buildings Lighting Green for Liver Health
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Proclamations
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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:
- Faith Community Health, https://www.faithcommunityhealth.org/
- Fordland Clinic, https://fordlandclinic.org/
- Tri-County Health Department, https://www.tricountyhd.com/
- Webster County Health Unit, http://webstercohealth.com/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 1,047 Missourians died of liver disease in 2022.
- 7.7 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Missouri are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 213 Missourians received liver transplants in 2023 and 10 died on the waiting list.
- 10.2% of adults in Missouri have diabetes.
- 36.7% of adults in Missouri are overweight or obese.
- 24.2% of adults in Missouri have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 43.9% of adults in Missouri consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.6% of adults in Missouri 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/