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.

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.

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