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Educational Resources
Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family.
… Prenatal Testing, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Health Professional …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… Find out how learning your family's health history can help you discover your genomic heritage … General's Family History Initiative, the My Family Health Portrait  is a website that helps you create your own family health history. Using any computer, an Internet connection …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral … of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities specifically relating to the integration of … spectrum of disorders from those that have a major public health impact to rare genetic conditions with significant …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
… about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … Health FAQs … about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. ​​ ​ … Family Health History, Pharmacogenomics, Undiagnosed Disease, …
Health
GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
… group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators. This centralized web resource is … . The GenomeEd Review Committee is composed of healthcare professionals and educators. … group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators. …
News Release
My Family Health Portrait is a downloadable tool to complete a family health history on a personal computer.
… 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General launched a national public health campaign called the U.S. Surgeon General's Family … to raise public awareness about the importance of family health history, and encourage all families to learn more about their health histories. The initiative also launched My Family …
News Release
As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day. … Family health history is important to your health . It can help you detect disease risks that are unique … certain diseases. Collecting and acting on your family health history is also important to your loved ones, who …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… in an easy-to-understand way by leading scientists and professionals at NHGRI. NHGRI Image Gallery : Provides … Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing FAQ for Healthcare Professionals The Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTC-GT) … tests and how results of DTC-GT may affect their patients’ health, wellness and medical decision making. …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Intramural Health Disparities Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent … and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research … only basic, clinical, or behavioral research related to health disparate populations and the medically underserved, …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome. Health disparities -- the negative health outcomes that impact certain groups of people - and … Health disparities, including shorter life expectancy and …