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- Case Studies, Curriculum and Training Modules
- Family History Tools
- Genetic Epidemiology Tools
- Genomic Competencies
- Other Training Links
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Case Studies, Curriculum and Training Modules
(last accessed 2/2008)
- Human Genetic Epidemiology Network (HuGENet™) Case Studies
Developed by NOPHG, a collection of on-line presentations designed to sharpen your epidemiological skills and enhance your knowledge of the genetics of chronic diseases. Developed by the National Office of Public Health Genomics at the CDC (2006).
- Introductory Genetics
Provides an introductory course that covers the basic concepts of genetics. Developed by the Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center.
- Genetics in Primary Care
A series of teaching cases, developed to be representative of patients seen in primary care, while also allowing for the demonstration of genetics issues and principles (2001).
Family History Tools
(last accessed 2/2008)
- Diabetes PHD
Offered by the American Diabetes Association to assess your risk for diabetes and several other diseases and to illustrate how personal health decisions can affect your risk.
- Great American Health Check
Offered by the American Cancer Society to provide a free, personalized health action plan that can be shared with your doctor.
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Health Tree
Provides an on-line family history tool by Norwich Union that helps you record family history information and learn about common hereditary conditions
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- March of Dimes
Provides a form to help you collect family history information.
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Your Disease Risk
Sponsored by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention to help you determine your risk for 5 different diseases.
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Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center
Established by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Office of Rare Diseases to answer questions from the general public (in English or Spanish) about genetics and rare diseases.
- U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
Provides a free web-based tool that helps users organize family history information and then print it out for presentation to the family doctor. In addition, the tool helps users save their family history information to their own computer and even share family history information with other family members.
- FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
FORCE is a nonprofit organization for women who are at high risk of getting breast and ovarian cancers due to their family history and genetic status, and for members of families in which a BRCA mutation may be present.
- Mayo Clinic
Presents information on how to compile your family history (11/2005).
Genetic Epidemiology Tools
(last accessed 2/2008)
- Human Genetic Epidemiology Network (HuGENet™) Case Studies
Developed by NOPHG, a collection of on-line presentations designed to sharpen your epidemiological skills and enhance your knowledge of the genetics of chronic diseases. Developed by the National Office of Public Health Genomics at the CDC.
- Human Genome Epidemiology: An Introduction
A video tape and slide set of the opening remarks presented by Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD at the Human Genome Epidemiology Workshop entitled, "Scientific Foundation for Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease" (2002).
Genomic Competencies
(last accessed 2/2008)
Other Training Links
(last accessed 2/2008)
- Genetic and Rare Conditions Site
Information on genetic conditions and birth defects for professionals, educators, and individuals. From the University of Kansas Medical Center.
- Genetics Educational Center
A collection of educational materials and other resources for educators interested in human genetics and the human genome project and is sponsored by the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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