Kansas
Events
Goddard Fall Festival
Main Street, Santa Fe, and in Linera Park, Goddard, KS
October 12, 2024 – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
https://www.goddardchamber.net/goddardfallfestival
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
- 481 Kansans died of liver disease in 2022.
- 7.2 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Kansas are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 51 Kansans received liver transplants in 2023 and 9 died on the waiting list.
- 10.2% of adults in Kansas have diabetes.
- 36.5% of adults in Kansas are overweight or obese.
- 22.6% of adults in Kansas have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 43.9% of adults in Kansas consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.5% of adults in Kansas 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/