VA: American Liver Foundation and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Veteran Health Administration Partner to help Veterans at risk or living with Liver Disease

FAIRFIELD, N.J. , Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Liver Foundation (ALF) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veteran Health Administration (VHA) are excited to announce a partnership to help Veterans who are either at risk or living with liver disease. It's estimated that roughly 100,000 Veterans with cirrhosis receive care in the VA every year and over 2,000 of these Veterans are diagnosed annually with liver cancer. This partnership aims to increase awareness of liver health through a dedicated Veterans resource page on the ALF website and providing VA health care providers with the resources needed to offer Veterans and their caregivers support, plus much more. Advanced liver disease is preventable, and survival is prolonged by decades with early detection and treatment.This partnership is an opportunity to increase access to quality health care services and enhance support to Veterans!"Everyone deserves optimal liver health, particularly Veterans who risk their lives to serve around the world to protect and defend the United States, its citizens and interest worldwide," said Lorraine Stiehl, CEO of the American Liver Foundation. "This exciting partnership with VA and VHA represents an opportunity to increase access to quality health care services, provide educational resources and programming for Veterans as well as enhance overall support to Veterans and their caregivers."Through this partnership, ALF will also create a Veterans channel/playlist on YouTube, distribute educational materials to inform Veterans and increase their engagement in their own liver health and liver disease care as well as share ALF programming such as Think Liver Think ...Full story available on Benzinga.com