Family History: Why is it Important to your Health?

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Family History: Why is it Important to your Health?

CDC information: Why is family history important to your health?
Collect your family health history and share it with your provider: a tool from the US Surgeon General
CDC family history clinical trial evaluation
CDC paper: Cancer genetics toolkit improves access to genetic services using family history in primary care,
Scheuner M et al, Genetics in Medicine Jun 13
Personalizing prenatal care using family health history: a new March of Dimes electronic screening tool, Bruce K Lin, Emily Edelman, Joseph D McInerney,et al. Personalized Medicine May 2013, Vol. 10, No. 3, Pages 307-318
Development & evaluation of a family history screening tool for common chronic disease prevention in primary care.
Walter FM, Prevost AT, Birt L et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2013 Jun;63(611):393-400.