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Genetic Techniques in Public Health

Summary

In summary, four public health functions for genetics have been outlined that underscore the complexities involved in public health genetics. All are carried out by efforts among various groups, including partnerships and coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies, the public and private sectors, and the public-health, medical, and academic sectors, with various levels of community and consumer involvement. Annual national meetings on genetics and public health facilitate these efforts.

Joellen M. Schildkraut

Bibliography

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Internet Resources

GeneTests. Roberta A. Pagon and Peter Tarczy-Hornoch, eds. University of Washington. <http://www.genetests.org/>.

Public Health Genetics in the Context of Law, Ethics and Policy. Institute for Public HealthGenetics, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. <http://depts.washington.edu/phgen/>.

Additional topics

Medicine EncyclopediaGenetics in Medicine - Part 3Genetic Techniques in Public Health - Public Health Approaches In Genetics, Applied Research, Evaluation Of Genetic Information And Tests, Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of Population Interventions