Categories: evidence-based medicine, genomics
May 24th, 2012 11:57 am ET -
W. David Dotson, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael P. Douglas, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Synopsis of the 24th Meeting of the Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group
The EGAPP working group (EWG) has held 24 meetings in the 7 years since they were first convened; the latest EGAPP meeting was May 7-8, 2012 on the campus of CDC in Atlanta. Since it is often difficult for interested parties to attend EGAPP meetings, either due to travel or scheduling reasons, we have decided to institute a regular blog to follow each of these meetings which we hope will keep you up to date on what and how EGAPP is doing.
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Categories: genomics, obesity
May 17th, 2012 8:51 am ET -
Marta Gwinn, Consultant, McKing Consulting Corp, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On May 7-9, the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, hosted a conference on Weight of the Nation™ in Washington, D.C. The conference served to highlight progress in the prevention and control of obesity through policy and environmental strategies. The Weight of the Nation is also the title of an HBO Documentary Films and Institute of Medicine (IOM) film series that premieres May 14 and 15.
HBO’s The Weight of the Nation website explains that each of the four films in the series will feature “case studies, interviews with our nation’s leading experts, and individuals and their families struggling with obesity.” The first film examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. The second discusses what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain; the third focuses on obesity in children. The fourth film, titled Challenges, offers a systems perspective on the combined effects of the major driving forces causing the obesity epidemic. These include complex social and environmental factors—such as agriculture, economics, and food marketing; cultural and behavioral factors—such as American food culture and physical inactivity; and evolutionary biology.
Any explanation of the obesity epidemic has to consider both ge
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Categories: genomics
May 3rd, 2012 2:38 pm ET -
Muin J Khoury, Director, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
With the rapid emergence of genomic tests, healthcare providers, patients and policy makers need to know how useful they are and whether the benefits of their use outweigh potential harms to patients, families, and the population.
CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics now offers a list of health-related genomic tests and applications, stratified into three tiers according to the availability of scientific evidence and evidence-based recommendations. The list is intended to promote information exchange and dialogue among researchers, providers, policy makers, and the public. It will be updated on an ongoing basis and with references and links to key publications and online materials.
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