The Use of Family Health Histories to Address Health Disparities in an African American Community

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dc.contributor.authorVogel, Kristen J.
dc.contributor.authorMurthy, Vinaya S.
dc.contributor.authorDudley, Beth
dc.contributor.authorGrubs, Robin E.
dc.contributor.authorGettig, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorFord, Angela
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Stephen B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:27Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractAfrican Americans continue to suffer from health disparities. The Center for Minority Health (CMH) within the University of Pittsburgh has the mission to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. CMH has designed and implemented the Family Health History (FHH) Initiative. The FHH Initiative places geneticcounseling graduate students in the African American community to provide risk assessments and emphasize the importance of family history as it pertains to disease prevention. The FHH Initiative also allows participants to enroll into the Minority Research Recruitment Database (MRRD). This enables CMH to alert individuals to available research participation opportunities. In the first year of this program, 225 African Americans completed their family health histories. More than 60% of individuals enrolled in the MRRD. The authors report their initial successes and challenges of an initiative that incorporates awareness of family history information, proper screening guidelines, behavior modification recommendations, and support for participation in clinical research.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/hpp/cgi/content/abstract/1524839906293395v1
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/lsoj-jya6
dc.identifier.citationVogel, Kristen J. and Murthy, Vinaya S. and Dudley, Beth and Grubs, Robin E. and Gettig, Elizabeth and Ford, Angela and Thomas, Stephen B. (2007) The Use of Family Health Histories to Address Health Disparities in an African American Community. Health Promotion Practice, 8 (4). pp. 350-357.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 776
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22776
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectoutreach
dc.subjectGenetics and Race
dc.subjectgenetic counseling
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectBlack
dc.subjectminority
dc.subjectminority health
dc.subjecthealth disparities
dc.subjectminority recruitment
dc.subjectcommunity outreach
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectclinical trials
dc.subjectfamily history
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.titleThe Use of Family Health Histories to Address Health Disparities in an African American Community
dc.typeArticle

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