Arkansas
Events
Watermelon Festival
August 8, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
August 9, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
August 10, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
https://www.hopewatermelonfest.com/
Buildings Lighting Green for Liver Health
Coming soon! Please check back later.
Listed alphabetically by city
- Homewood: Homewood City Hall, October 1
- Mobile: RSA Battle House Tower, October 1
- Mobile: RSA Trustmark Building, October 1
- Mobile: RSA Van Antwerp Building, October 1
- Mongomery: RSA Systems Building, October 1
- Montgomery: RSA Tower Building, October 1
- Montgomery: RSA Dexter Ave Building, October 1
- Tuscaloosa: Intermodal Facility, October 1-7
- Tuscaloosa: City Hall, October 1-7
- Tuscaloosa: Alberta Park Fountain, October 1-7
Proclamations
Coming soon! Please check back later.
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.
- Share Foundation Interfaith Clinic, https://sharefoundation.com/our-agencies/interfaith-clinic/interfaith-home.html
State Liver Disease Facts
- 606 Arkansans died of liver disease in 2022.
- 8.7 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Arkansas are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 52 Arkansans received liver transplants in 2023 and 1 died on the waiting list.
- 14.1% of adults in Arkansas have diabetes.
- 37.9% of adults in Arkansas are overweight or obese.
- 30.2% of adults in Arkansas have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 45.5% of adults in Arkansas consume less than one fruit per day.
- 20.2% of adults in Arkansas 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[MOU1]
- Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network. (2023). State Data. Retrieved from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/state-data/