Brigham and Women's Hospital was proudly chosen by the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health to be the first site in the United States to launch the newest phase of a nationwide Family Health Initiative.
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at right, launches nationally the U.S. Surgeon General's family health history tool at a press conference with, from left, BWH's Rick Mitchell, MD; Cynthia Morton, PhD; and President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA.
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Joining Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in a community celebration, Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, a physician-geneticist and Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, nationally launched an updated version of the “My Family Health Portrait” tool designed to help families voluntarily gather and manage their health information.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a model program to engage a healthcare community in the use of the family history tool.
Locally called the “BWH Family History Project,” this project provides employees with free online tools to voluntarily collect and organize a detailed family medical history that can assist healthcare providers in making informed decisions about screening tests and preventive measures that could save lives.
On an individual level, this tool could ensure participating members of the BWH family receive the most appropriate health care from their primary care physician. And, on a national and worldwide level, BWH is proud of its leadership participation in a project will strengthen the role of preventive and predictive genetics in health care.
The family history tool is accessible to all individuals who want to complete a family history to give to their personal healthcare provider. Learn more at http://familyhistory.hhs.gov.
"Knowing your family's history can save your life." ~ Dr. Richard H. Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General
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