Mississippi
Events
Market Street Festival
Historic Downtown Columbus
May 4, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
https://www.marketstreetfestival.com/
Buildings Lighting Green for Liver Health
Coming soon! Please check back later.
Proclamations
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Liver Health Screenings
If you are uninsured and at risk you may be eligible for free testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below.
- Jackson Free Clinic, https://www.jacksonfreeclinic.org/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 589 Mississippians died of liver disease in 2022.
- 8.5 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Mississippi are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 13.9% of adults in Mississippi have diabetes.
- 40.1% of adults in Mississippi are overweight or obese.
- 30.9% of adults in Mississippi have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 46.9% of adults in Mississippi consume less than one fruit per day.
- 22.8% of adults in Mississippi 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/