Connecticut

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Buildings Lighting Green for Liver Health

Listed alphabetically by city

• Waterbury: Saint Mary’s Hospital

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 back or contact our free Helpline, 1-800-GO-LIVER/1-800-465-4837.

• Haven Free Clinic (Yale Student Run Clinic), https://sharefoundation.com/our-agencies/interfaith-clinic/interfaith-home.html

State Liver Disease Facts

• 535 Connecticuters died of liver disease in 2022.
• 8.5 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Connecticut are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
• 64 Connecticuters received liver transplants in 2023 and 20 died on the waiting list.
• 9.2% of adults in Connecticut have diabetes.
• 30.7% of adults in Connecticut are overweight or obese.
• 22.5% of adults in Connecticut have no leisure-time physical activity.
• 35.7% of adults in Connecticut consume less than one fruit per day.
• 20.1% of adults in Connecticut 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/