Georgia – Think Liver Think Life

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.

Rhythm & Ribs BBQ Festival
Fulwood Park, Tifton, GA
March 1, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
https://www.tiftonribsfest.com/

Click here to view past Education & Screening Events.

Liver Health Screenings

If you are uninsured or underinsured and at risk, you may be eligible for free testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below:

Good Shepherd Clinic of Dawson County, https://www.goodshepherddawsonco.org/
Macon Volunteer Clinic, maconvolunteerclinic.org
Our House Health, WWW.OURHOUSEGA.ORG
The DEO Clinic INC., https://www.deoclinic.org/

State Liver Disease Facts

1,515 Georgians died from liver disease/cirrhosis in 2023
8.6 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Georgia are liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
413 liver transplants were performed in 2025 with 181 people currently on the waiting list and 15 people who died waiting.
11% of adults in Georgia have diabetes.
37.4% of adults in Georgia are overweight or obese.
23.2% of adults in Georgia have no leisure-time physical activity.
41.1% of adults in Georgia consume less than one fruit per day.
19.1% of adults in Georgia 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