Genomic Resources

Genomics and Health Impact Blog Posts

CDC experts and invited bloggers provide blog posts for the Genomics and Health Impact Blog on topics in genomics that are important to  health care providers, public health professionals, policy makers and the public. This page provides links to each blog post and will be updated on a regular basis.

• New Strategies for Public Health Genomics Beyond Newborn Screening: a Working Meeting and an Action Plan to Save Lives Now, Scott Bowen and Karen Greendale (10/3/2012)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine—Round 3: Integrating Family Health History into Clinical Preventive Services Katherine Kolor amd Muin J Khoury (9/27/2012)
• More Workings of an Evidence-Based Genomic Panel: Modernizing the Evidence Review Process, David Dotson and Michael Douglas (9/20/2012)
• What Gets Measured Gets Done: Genomics, Surveillance Indicators and Healthy People 2020, Muin J Khoury and Katherine Kolor (9/13/2012)
• Now watch this: Genomic Epidemiology, Marta Gwinn (9/6/2012)
  
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine- Round 2: Integrating Cancer Genomic Tests, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (8/23/2012)
• Think After You Spit: Personal Genomic Tests May Offer a Teachable Moment, Muin J Khoury and Katherine Kolor (7/26/2012)
• Peeling the Pyramid, Scaling the Onion—How to Implement Genomic Medicine, Muin J Khoury (6/21/2012)
• Workings of an Evidence-Based Genomic Panel, David Dotson and Michael Douglas (5/24/2012)
• Sharing the Burden of Obesity, Marta Gwinn (5/17/2012)
• Genomic Tests and Population Health: An Online Catalog to Promote a Conversation on Evolving Evidence, Muin J Khoury (5/3/12)
• Smokescreen...Never Let Genetics Blind You to the Harsh Reality of Cigarettes, Scott Bowen (4/19/2012)
• Ushering Public Health Practice into the 21st Century, Muin J Khoury (4/12/2012)
• Evidence Matters in Genomic Medicine, Michael Douglas and David Dotson (3/28/2012)
• Making Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome a Reality: The Lynch Syndrome Screening Network Deb Duquette, Cecelia Bellcross, Heather Hampel and Kory Jasperson (3/22/2012)
• The Public Health Approach to Genetic Testing in the 21st Century: Saving Lives and Saving Unnecessary Healthcare Costs Muin J Khoury (3/15/2012)
• Can Sudden Cardiac Death of the Young be Prevented? Debra Duquette and Beth Anderson (3/1/2012)
• Emerging Evidence for the Benefits of Systematic Collection of Family History in Clinical Practice, Muin J Khoury (2/23/2012)
• No Genome is an Island, Marta Gwinn (1/12/2012)
• Family Health History and the Holidays, Ruta Sharangpani and Debra Duquette (12/15/2011)
• Beyond base Pairs to Bedside: A Community Consultation on Closing the Gap between Genomic Discoveries and the Public's Health, Muin J Khoury (12/1/2011)
• Can We have Our Genome and Eat It Too? Deploying the Whole Genome Sequence In Medicine and Public Health, One Base Pair At A Time, Muin J Khoury (11/3/2011)
• A Million Hearts, A Thousand Genes, and Your Family History, Muin J Khoury (10/13/2011)
• Genomics in Public Health Preparedness: Chance Favors the Prepared Mind, Marta Gwinn (9/22/2011)
• Think (Again) Before You Spit: Readers Weigh In , Muin J Khoury (9/8/2011)
• Think Before You Spit: Do Personal Genomic Tests Improve Health? Muin J Khoury (8/25/2011)
• Shall We Have Pie or Stew? Scott Bowen (8/11/2011)
• We Asked…You Answered…Thank You! Muin J Khoury (8/3/2011)
• Medications for the Masses? Pharmacogenomics is an Important Public Health Issue, Muin J Khoury (7/21/2011)
• What are the Priorities for Public Health Genomics 2012-2017? Muin J Khoury (7/7/2011)
• Genome vs. Genome: E. Coli Sprouts in Germany, Marta Gwinn (6/30/2011)
• Feeling the Genomic Pulse of the United States, Muin J Khoury (6/21/2011)
• Tell Me More about Telomeres, Marta Gwinn (6/9/2011)
• What is Public Health Genomics? A Day in the Invisible Life of Public Health Genomics, Muin J Khoury (6/2/2011)
• New Blog: Genomics Matters, Muin J Khoury (5/5/2011)