Love your liver roadshow is visiting Huddersfield on Tuesday 9 July, 10am-4pm
We are supporting World Hepatitis Awareness Day on 28 July and so we want to tell you about the West Yorkshire Love Your Liver Roadshow which is visiting Huddersfield next week.
Members of the public will be able to pop along to one of the locations below and get their liver checked for free.
9 out of 10 cases of liver disease are preventable with the main causes being alcohol, obesity and viral hepatitis.
The roadshow is offering free liver fibroscans, a non-invasive, specialised scan used to assess the health of your liver. A fibroscan measures two areas of liver health:
How much liver stiffness (fibrosis) there is in the liver
How much fat is in the liver.
The roadshow will take place at the following locations from 10am-4pm each day:
Monday 8 July - Outside Wakefield Cathedral, Northgate WF1 1HG
Tuesday 9 July - Huddersfield Open Market HD1 1RY
Wednesday 10 July - ASDA Thrum Hall, Halifax HX1 4PG
Thursday 11 July - Outside the old Debenhams Store, Briggate, Leeds LS1 6AS
Friday 12 July - Centenary Square, Bradford BD1 9SG.
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Try the interactive quiz by pressing the button below to find out your type:
There is plenty of alcohol support available if you have worries about your own or someone else’s drinking habits.
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