California
Community Education Events
At community events, our Think Liver Think Life® team provides engaging, hands-on education about liver health and wellness. We connect with liver patients, their families, and the broader community to share the programs and resources offered by American Liver Foundation, and include a free, family‑friendly activity for children and adults to enjoy.
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Liver Health Screenings
If you are uninsured and at risk you may be eligible for free testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below.
- Coachella Valley VIM, www.cvvim.org
- Savie Health, https://saviehealth.org/
- Friends of Family Health Center, (5 Locations), https://fofhealthcenter.org/
- Healthcare in Action, healthcareinaction.org
- Point Loma Nazarene University – Health Promotion Center https://www.pointloma.edu/centers-institutes/health-promotion-center
- TrueCare (North County Health Project INC DBA), https://truecare.org/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 6,474 Californians died from liver disease/cirrhosis in 2023
- 9 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in California are liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis is the #9 leading cause of death in California.
- 1,263 liver transplants were performed in 2025 with 1,420 people currently on the waiting list and 103 people who died waiting.
- 7% of adults in California have diabetes.
- 3% of adults in California are overweight or obese.
- 6% of adults in California have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 36.4% of adults in California consume less than one fruit per day.
- 22.5% of adults in California consume less than one vegetable per day.
Citations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Mortality by State. Retrieved from Cirrhosis and Other Chronic Liver Disease Mortality | Stats of the States | CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). 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 DPH CDI
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2023). State Data. Retrieved from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/state-data/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Cancer Statistics. Retrieved from USCS Data Visualizations – CDC
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2025). State Data. Retrieved from State data – OPTN
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). Stats of the States. Retrieved from California | Stats of the States | CDC