CDC Family Health History Impact Trial: Publications Update - May 14, 2015

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CDC Family Health History Impact Trial: Publications Update - May 14, 2015

CDC Info

• Gather and share your family health history
• Family health history is a non-modifiable risk factor—or is it?
• Family health history: Use it to inform preventive services for your patients

Impact of family history assessment on communication with family members and health care providers: A report from the Family Healthware? Impact Trial (FHITr).
Wang C et al. Prev Med2015 Apr 19.

Family history assessment: impact on disease risk perceptions.
Wang C et al. Am J Prev Med 2012 Oct (4) 392-8

Health beliefs among individuals at increased familial risk for type 2 diabetes: implications for prevention.
Dorman JS et al. Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 2012 May (2) 156-62

Using patient monetary incentives and electronically derived patient lists to recruit patients to a clinical trial.
Ruffin MT et al. J Am Board Fam Med 2011 Sep-Oct (5) 569-75

Clinical utility of family history for cancer screening and referral in primary care: a report from the Family Healthware Impact Trial.
Rubinstein WS et al. Genet. Med. 2011 Nov (11) 956-65

Effect of preventive messages tailored to family history on health behaviors: the Family Healthware Impact Trial.
Ruffin MT et al. Ann Fam Med 2011 Jan-Feb (1) 3-11

Components of family history associated with women's disease perceptions for cancer: a report from the Family Healthware? Impact Trial.
Rubinstein WS et al. Genet. Med. 2011 Jan (1) 52-62

Family history and perceptions about risk and prevention for chronic diseases in primary care: a report from the family healthware impact trial.
Acheson LS et al. Genet. Med. 2010 Apr (4) 212-8

Familial risk for common diseases in primary care: the Family Healthware Impact Trial.
O'Neill SM et al. Am J Prev Med 2009 Jun (6) 506-14

Comparison of risk perceptions and beliefs across common chronic diseases.
Wang C et al. Prev Med 2009 Feb (2) 197-202

Developing Family Healthware, a family history screening tool to prevent common chronic diseases.
Yoon PW et al. Prev Chronic Dis 2009 Jan (1) A33

Family Health History: Improving Collection for Better Health Impact - April 14, 2015

Family Health History: The case for better tools
Welch BM et al. JAMA April 13, 2015

Understanding and collecting your family health history, from the National Society for Genetic Counselors

Family medical history, from the American Medical Association

Family health history is often called the first genetic test, from Genetic Alliance

Tools and downloads, from the National Coalition for Professional Health Education in Genetics

Family health history toolkit, from the Utah Department of Health

Family health history as a risk assessment tool, from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Family Health History and the Holidays - December 30, 2014

CDC feature: Gather and share your family health history

CDC blog post:  Family health history is a non-modifiable risk factor—or is it?

CDC video: Family health history: Use it to inform preventive services for your patients  

Family health history: using the past to improve future health,    [PDF 138.74 KB] by Boris D. Lushniak, Surgeon General's Perspective, Public Health Reports, January 2015

Family health history: Learn your health history during the holidays, Brattleboro Reformer, Dec 4

Family Health History: Happy Thanksgiving - November 26, 2014

Create your family health portrait on Thanksgiving: National Family Health History Day, US Surgeon General, press release, Nov 24

Family health history: using the past to improve future health,  [PDF 138.74 KB] by Boris D. Lushniak, Surgeon General's Perspective, Public Health Reports, Nov 25

Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day! Learn your family health history and create a portrait today.

US Surgeon General Information: As we sit down with our families for Thanksgiving, let's talk about our family health history

CDC information: Knowing your family health history can benefit you at any age

Family health history, a priceless gift to you and your family, by RADM Boris D. Lushniak, HHS blog post, Nov 24

Family Health History: Updated Surgeon General Tool - November 19, 2014

Check out the Surgeon General's “My Family Health Portrait version 3.0” with new features

• Diabetes Risk Calculator based on the American Diabetes Association Risk Algorithm
• Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
• Ability to store pedigree information on Google Drive or DropBox

CDC feature: Gather and share your family health history

Family Health History: A Modifiable Risk Factor for Many Diseases - November 13, 2014

New CDC blog post:  Family health history is a non-modifiable risk factor—or is it?

CDC video: Family health history: Use it to inform preventive services for your patients  

CDC information/quiz: Do you know your family health history?

Collect your family health history using My Family Health Portrait

Multi-source development of an integrated model for family health history.
Chen ES et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Oct 21.

Family Health History and the Holidays: Collect and Act on Your Family Health History - December 19, 2013

CDC information: Have a Healthy and Safe Family Gathering- Know and share your family health history

CDC information: Know your family health history, it could save your life

Let’s bring up family health history during the holidays, Rebecca Sutphen, KevinMD Blog, Dec 8

Revised “My Family Health Portrait” Tool- from the US Surgeon General -will create and print out a graphical representation of your family's generations and the health disorders that may have moved from one generation to the next. Your health care provider can help you make use of this information.