Please click on any of the following family health history tools and materials:
Interactive Tools
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Does it Run In the Family? A Family Health History Tool from Genetic Alliance (Genetic Alliance) (interactive web page)
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FamilyEcho.com (interactive web page)
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Family HealthLink Assessment (Family HealthLink) (interactive web page)
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Genetic Counseling Learning Center (InformedDNA) (interactive web page)
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My Family Health Portrait (Surgeon General) (interactive web page)
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Start Your Free Family Tree (FamilyTreeNow.com) (interactive web page)
Booklets & Guides
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Cancer Genetics: How Cancer Sometimes Run in Families (Macmillan Cancer Support) (booklet)
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"Does it Run in the Family?": A Guide to Family Health History (Genetic Alliance) (Book 1)
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"Does it Run in the Family?": A Guide to Genetics and Health (Genetic Alliance) (Book 2)
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Family Health History Toolkit: Make Family Health History a Tradition (Utah Department of Health, Chronic Disease Genomics Program) (booklet)
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Family Health History Toolkit: Make Family Health History a Tradition (Utah Department of Health, Chronic Disease Genomics Program) (booklet, senior friendly)
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Genes and Cancer (American Cancer Society) (booklet)
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Genetic Testing: What it Means For Your Health & For Your Family's Health (National Institutes of Health) (booklet)
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Help Me Understand Genetics (Genetics Home Reference) (booklet, 2017)
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Help Me Understand Genetics: Inheriting Genetic Conditions (Genetics Home Reference) (booklet)
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Making Sense of Your Genes: A Guide to Genetic Counseling (National Society of Genetic Counselors) (booklet guide)
Handouts
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Are There Significant Genetic Risks for Lung Cancer (GRACE, Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education) (transcript & figures handout)
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Before You Start (The U.S. General's Family History Initiative)
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Collecting Your Cancer Family History (Cancer.Net)
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Family Health History Is Important to Your Health (CDC's National Office of Public Health Genomics)
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Family History: Gathering Information About Cancer (MD Anderson Cancer Center) (Patient Education, Handout)
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"Get Connected Family History" bookmark (My Family Health Portrait)
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Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions: Lung Cancer (Genetic Home Reference)
Worksheets
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Drawing a Family History Worksheet (National Genetics and Genomics Education Centre)
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Family Health History Form (March of Dimes)
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Family Health History Questionnaire (Genetic Alliance)
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Health & Your Family Tree (Cleveland Clinic) (worksheet & tips)
- Know Your Family History (MD Cancer Center)
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My Family Health Portrait (Surgeon General) (printable version, PDF)
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Your Family Medical History Worksheet (Prevent Cancer Foundation)
Other
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Family Health History e-card (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC) (personalized e-cards to family & friends)
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Family Health History: Knowing your past can protect your future. (Jenny Johnson, CHES, Chronic Disease Genomics Program, Utah Department of Health (PowerPoint Presentation)
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Your Family Healthy History: A DNA Day Activity (genome.org)
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Genetics of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Medscape) (web page)
Web Pages, Articles, & Blogs
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4 Steps to Starting a Health History (FamilySearch.org) (blog)
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Collecting a Family History (American Medical Association)
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Family Health History (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Family Health History (University of Utah, Genetic Science Learning Center)
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Family History: The Importance of Knowing Your Family History FAQ (Cleveland Clinic)
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Genetics (Cancer.Net)
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Genetic Risk (University of Utah, Genetic Science Learning Center)
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History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy (HomeAdvisor)
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Obtaining an Older Patient's Medical History (NIH National Institute on Aging)
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Researching Your Family History (Yale Cancer Center)
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The Genetics of Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
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What does it mean if a disorder seems to run in my family? (Genetics Home Reference)
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Your Genetic Health: Patient Information's "Collecting and Understanding Your Family History" (National Society of Genetic Counselors)
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Your Genetic Health: Patient Information's "How to Draw Your Family Tree" (National Society of Genetic Counselors)
Websites
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Genetics Home Reference (Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions)
Video Library
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"Family History: A Window on Your Health" (GenomeTV, National Human Genome Research Institute) (YouTube)
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Family Health History: Why and How? (Human Genetics Society) (YouTube)
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Genetics 101: What Are Genes (Khan Academy & 23andme) (YouTube)
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