Rhode Island
Events
Autumnfest
Woonsocket, RI
October 11th-13th 2025
https://www.autumnfest.org/business-showcase
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 screening. A listing of our partner sites offering screenings will be added to this page. Please check below or contact our free Helpline, 1-800-GO-LIVER/1-800-465-4837.
State Liver Disease Facts
- 205 Rhode Islanders died of liver disease in 2022.
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis is the #9 leading cause of death in Rhode Island.
- 6.9 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in (state) are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 10.2% of adults in Rhode Island have diabetes.
- 30.9% of adults in Rhode Island are overweight or obese.
- 23.4% of adults in Rhode Island have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 35.2% of adults in Rhode Island consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.4% of adults in Rhode Island 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/