North Carolina
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.
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.
- Vecinos, https://vecinos.org
- The Community Free Clinic, https://communityfreeclinic.org/
- Pitt County Care Clinic, https://www.facebook.com/PittCountyCareClinic/
- John P Murray Community Care Clinic, https://communitycareclinicalbemarle.org/
- Shelter Health Services, https://www.shsclinic.org/
- Hunger and Health Coalition, https://www.hungerandhealthcoalition.org/
- Good Samaritan Clinic, https://www.gscburke.org/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 1,712 North Carolinians died from liver disease/cirrhosis in 2023.
- 8.5 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in North Carolina are liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis is the #10 leading cause of death in North Carolina.
- 385 liver transplants were performed in 2025 with 103 people currently on the waiting list and 8 people who died waiting.
- 10.8% of adults in North Carolina have diabetes.
- 34.2% of adults in North Carolina are overweight or obese.
- 22.7% of adults in North Carolina have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 40.5% of adults in North Carolina consume less than one fruit per day.
- 17.9% of adults in North Carolina 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
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). Stats of the States. Retrieved from North Carolina | Stats of the States | CDC