U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Public Health Genomics

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: October 2020

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup

This National Institutes of Health database of public health genomics programs helps program planners find evidence-based programs for various settings, population groups, and community types. Examples include:

  • Breast Cancer Risk & Genetic Testing, a computer-based decision aid that teaches women about breast cancer, heredity, and benefits and limits of testing
  • Improving Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Risk Communication Among Colorectal Adenoma Patients, an intervention for people whose adenomatous polyps were found during a colonoscopy
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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the overall cancer death rate — C‑01
Improving
Increase the proportion of females at increased risk who get genetic counseling for breast and/or ovarian cancer — C‑D01
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP), Public Health Genomics Evidence-Based Programs Listing. Retrieved from https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/topicPrograms.do?topicId=1196947&choice=default