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Health
Healthcare professionals determine whether individuals, other family members, or future generations may be at increased risk of developing particular conditions.
… Family health history is a record of the diseases and health conditions in your family. Knowing the health history of your family members can help you and your … The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers, and … members come from government, industry, health care, research, advocacy and policy backgrounds, and represent many …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen … appropriate for the scientists to look for and share such research findings. … among researchers, ethicists, policymakers, and research participants about the return of individual research …
News Release
NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… New research consortium will develop innovative strategies for … The National Institutes of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease … and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research. Multi-omics refers to a research approach that …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She previously served as an … Dr. Hindorff is broadly interested in genomics and health equity, the integration of genomic tests into clinical …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Intramural Research Award recognizes research achievements by trainees in basic, clinical, and social behavioral science research.
… The NHGRI Intramural Research Award distinguishes meritorious research accomplishments for a single, notable research achievement or a larger body of work of exemplary … outstanding trainees in the Division of Intramural Research by granting the NHGRI Intramural Research Award. …
News Release
Check out this video from NHGRI Director Eric Green talking about the importance of knowing your family health history.
… 2004, the Surgeon General launched a national public health campaign entitled the Family Health History Initiative. Every year since then, the Surgeon … General has recognized Thanksgiving as National Family Health History Day. … to personalize their healthcare by sharing their family health history with each other and tracking illness from one …
Fact Sheet
Your mental and physical health are deeply connected. Mental health is important for your overall health and quality of life.
… and your support systems make choices about your physical health, while thinking about the impact on your mental health and psychological well-being. These are some … and attitudes can have a strong impact on your physical health. Because of this, it’s important to care for your …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … is collected from participants as part of federally-funded research. … the law's privacy provisions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) put forth a new policy which requires that all …
Research Funding
NHGRI solicits grant applications that relate to its scientific priorities and research interests
… grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research or research training are investigator-initiated proposals. These … staff, use either the Content Map for Contacts by Research Area or the Contacts by Research Area: Search . …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, … that to what we know about your personal and family health histories. We look at genes related to a variety of … the study has a clinical visit and tests to look at heart health. Study members also give us information on their …