The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Family History as a Public Health Tool
4189.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Family History as a Public Health Tool
Learning Objectives: The learner will learn how to: 1) Discuss the concept of family history as a public heatlh tool for stratifying common chronic disease 2) Understand epidemiologic data for validity 3) Identify gaps in knowledge and future directions in the use of family history 4) Describe ethical, legal and social issues associated with using family history.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organizer(s):Marta Gwinn, MD, MPH
Sarah Raup, MPH
Moderator(s):JoAnn Lindenmayer, DVM, MPH
2:30 PMFamily centered approaches to understanding and intervening on coronary heart disease
Sharon LR Kardia, PhD, Stephen M. Modell, MD, MS, Patricia A Peyser, PhD
2:45 PMWithdrawn -- Family history as a public helath tool
Sarah Raup, MPH
3:00 PMFamily history of diabetes as a potential public health tool
Karen L Edwards, PhD, Roberta CM Wines, BA, Tabitha Harrison, BS, Helen Kim, MPH
3:15 PMFamily history of colorectal cancer
Temitope Keku, PhD, Robert Millikan, DVM, PhD, Robert Sandler, MD, MPH
3:30 PMCommunity perspective on family history as a public health tool
Toby Citrin, JD
3:45 PMDiscussion
Organized by:Epidemiology
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA