Category: My Family Health Portrait
Happy Thanksgiving 2020: Family and Family Health History Are As Important As Ever
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This Thanksgiving might not look the same as the ones before it, but some things haven’t changed. Even if you can’t see your loved ones in person, Thanksgiving is still a great time to talk to your family members about your family health history. Having one or more family members with a disease can mean Read More >
Posted on byAnnouncing a New CDC Home for the U.S. Surgeon General’s Family Health History Tool
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On Thanksgiving Day 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General launched a national public health campaign called the U.S. Surgeon General’s Family History Initiative. The campaign quickly became a yearly event to raise public awareness about the importance of family health history, and encourage all families to learn more about their health histories. The initiative also launched Read More >
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