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

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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 testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below.

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.

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