Virginia

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.

Click here to view past Education & Screening Events.

Liver Health Screenings

If you are uninsured or underinsured and at risk, you may be eligible for free testing. A listing of our partner sites offering testing is noted below:

• The Health Wagon, Wise, VA, https://thehealthwagon.org/
• CHESAPEAKE CARE CLINIC, Chesapeake, https://www.chesapeakecare.org/
• Culmore Clinic, Falls Church, https://www.culmoreclinic.org/
• MOTHER OF MERCY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC (CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON), Arlington, https://www.ccda.net/mercyclinic/
• OHLEN R WILSON HEALTH CENTER, Galax,  https://galaxfreeclinic.org/
• ST. LUKE COMMUNITY CLINIC, Front Royal, https://www.saintlukeclinic.org/
• Free Clinic of Culpepper, https://freeclinicofculpeper.org/

State Liver Disease Facts

• 1,178 Virginians died from liver disease/cirrhosis in 2023.
• 7.6 per 100,000 of new cancer rates in Virginia are liver and intrahepatic bile duct cancer.
• 296 liver transplants were performed in 2025 with 269 people currently on the waiting list and 42 people who died waiting.
• 11.3% of adults in Virginia have diabetes.
• 35.4% of adults in Virginia are overweight or obese.
• 20.2% of adults in Virginia have no leisure-time physical activity.
• 39.7% of adults in Virginia consume less than one fruit per day.
• 18.1% of adults in Virginia 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