Oklahoma
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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.
- Hope Medical Clinic, Nobel, OK. https://nafcclinics.org/locations/hope-medical-clinic-slaughterville-inc/
- GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES, Tulsa, www.goodsamaritanhealth.org
- QSBC FREE MEDICAL CLINIC – THE CLINIC ON THE HILL, Oklahoma City, https://qsbc.org/missions
State Liver Disease Facts
- 900 Oklahomans died of liver disease in 2022.
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis is the #9 leading cause of death in Oklahoma.
- 9.3 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Oklahoma are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 163 Oklahomans received liver transplants in 2023 and 6 died on the waiting list.
- 12.2% of adults in Oklahoma have diabetes.
- 40.6% of adults in Oklahoma are overweight or obese.
- 28.6% of adults in Oklahoma have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 49% of adults in Oklahoma consume less than one fruit per day.
- 20.6% of adults in Oklahoma 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/