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The Nation’s Health: Public health, prevention to play role in precision medicine | Public Health Newswire

The Nation’s Health: Public health, prevention to play role in precision medicine

by Natalie on Sep 2, 2015 • 9:58 amNo Comments

Note: This article appeared in the September 2015 edition of The Nation’s Health, APHA’s newspaper.

No crystal ball exists to show exactly how people will react to medications or if they are at higher risk for certain cancers, but thanks to advances in precision medicine, researchers may get close.

Precision medicine — the practice of developing targeted interventions or medical treatments based on a person’s environment, genetics and lifestyle — is under the national microscope following the January launch of President Barack Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.

Goals of the initiative include improved targeted cancer treatments and recruiting a cohort of more than 1 million Americans who will contribute data such as their genetic makeup for future clinical trials and research.

Continue reading this story online in The Nation’s Health.

Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base (v1.0)

PRECISION PUBLIC HEALTH

Last Updated: May 02, 2016

• The Nation’s Health: Public health, prevention to play role in precision medicine
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  Assesses nutritional status and the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals and toxic substances
• CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program 
• CDC Advanced Molecular Detection infectious disease initiative 
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• CDC's Vision for Public Health Surveillance in the 21st Century[PDF 872.86 KB]
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• CDC-Authored Pub (1)

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Relevant Resources

• Cancer Genomics and Epidemiology Navigator (CGEN)
• Genetics and Genomics Competencies Center (G2C2)
• NIH Genetic Testing Registry
• NIH MedGen Database
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
• PharmGKB