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Genomics|Update|Current

Health Literacy Month: Genetics & Family History

Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information

CDC Health Literacy website: provides information and tools to improve health literacy and public health. These resources are for all organizations that interact and communicate with people about health.

CDC information on genomics and health: Genomics plays a role in almost all human diseases of public health significance.

National Library of Medicine: GeneED website is about Genes, Education & Discovery

The critical challenge of educating the public about genetics
Michael J. Dougherty et al. Curr Genet Med Rep April, 2014

Getting a head start: The importance of personal genetics education in high schools.
Johnny Kung et al. Yale J Biol Med. March 2014

National Human Genome Research Institute: Educational materials about genetics and genomics

Genes in Life: Genes in Life was created by Genetic Alliance to answer your questions about health and genetics.

Learn.Genetics: Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah: This is the website for the Genetic Science Learning Center, a science and health education program located in the midst of the bioscience research being carried out at the University of Utah.