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Excerpt in the August
issue of PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE that Emily (Porter) Fuller wrote
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Video Clip From KDKA
July 4, 2008
http://kdka.com/video/?id=43406@kdka.dayport.com
Newspaper Article
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 3, 2008
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08185/894279-55.stm
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U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
Health care professionals have known for a long time that common
diseases - heart disease, cancer, and diabetes - and even rare diseases
- like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia - can run in
families. If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is
not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood
pressure. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents,
and other blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to
which you may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family
healthy.
To help focus attention on the importance of family history, the U.S.
Surgeon General in cooperation with other agencies with the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has launched a national public
health campaign, called the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History
Initiative, to encourage all American families to learn more about their
family health history.
In addition to the Office of the Surgeon General, other HHS agencies
involved in this project include the National Human Genome Research
Institute (NHGRI) at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), and the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA).
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