TY - JOUR AU - St. Pierre, Jeanette AU - Bach, Janice AU - Duquette, Debra AU - Oehlke, Kristen AU - Nystrom, Robert AU - Silvey, Kerry PY - 2014 TI - Strategies, Actions, and Outcomes of Pilot State Programs in Public Health Genomics, 2003-2008 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E97 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - State health departments in Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Utah explored the use of genomic information, including family health history, in chronic disease prevention programs. To support these explorations, the Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided cooperative agreement funds from 2003 through 2008. The 4 states' chronic disease programs identified advocates, formed partnerships, and assessed public data; they integrated genomics into existing state plans for genetics and chronic disease prevention; they developed projects focused on prevention of asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions; and they created educational curricula and materials for health workers, policymakers, and the public. Each state's program was different because of the need to adapt to existing culture, infrastructure, and resources, yet all were able to enhance their chronic disease prevention programs with the use of family health history, a low-tech "genomic tool." Additional states are drawing on the experience of these 4 states to develop their own approaches. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.130267 DO - 10.5888/pcd11.130267 ER -