Community Conversation
Love Your Liver: Understanding Liver Health, Risk Factors, and Prevention Health Matters
The liver is one of the body’s most vital organs, performing hundreds of essential functions that support overall health. Yet liver disease often develops silently, with many people unaware they are at risk until serious complications arise. Join Ivory Allison from the American Liver Foundation for an engaging community conversation exploring the importance of liver health, common risk factors for liver disease, prevention strategies, and steps individuals can take to protect their liver throughout their lifetime.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common risk factors for liver disease, including obesity, diabetes, alcohol use, viral hepatitis, family history, and certain lifestyle factors.
- Recogize the signs, symptoms, and challenges of liver disease, including why many liver conditions progress without obvious symptoms.
- Access trusted resources and support services available through healthcare providers, community organizations, and the American Liver Foundation .
About The Speaker –
Ivory Allison,VP of Strategic Partnerships at the American Liver Foundation
Ivory Allison is a dual-sector executive with deep influence in the arts and health industries and partnership cultivation. For more than 20 years Ivory has had measurable impact nationally. She is currently the National Senior Director of Community Impact with American Liver Foundation (ALF) and before her appointment to the national team, Ivory created three national programs for the organization during her decade of service as the former Mid-Atlantic region’s Executive Director. In her current role, Ivory strategically builds coalitions, cultivates national partnerships, and curates programs aligned with the organization’s mission of being a national leader in liver health research and innovation, centered on equity. A dedicated and collaborative leader in the Philadelphia community, she is the President of the Philadanco! board of directors, a board member for West Catholic Preparatory High School and a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Pennsylvania Chapter. Ivory earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Saint Joseph’s University.