Tennessee
Events
St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic Velacur Screening Event- Pigeon Forge, May 14th; Athens, May 15th 2025
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.
- St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic, https://www.smlcares.com/
- Interfaith Health Center, https://interfaithhealthcenter.org/
State Liver Disease Facts
- 1,398 Tennesseans died of liver disease in 2022.
- Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis is the #9 leading cause of death in Tennessee.
- 8.4 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Tennessee are Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer.
- 264 Tennesseans received liver transplants in 2023 and 16 died on the waiting list.
- 13.1% of adults in Tennessee have diabetes.
- 39.1% of adults in Tennessee are overweight or obese.
- 26.5% of adults in Tennessee have no leisure-time physical activity.
- 46.3% of adults in Tennessee consume less than one fruit per day.
- 19.7% of adults in Tennessee 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/