Tools and Resources

U.S. Surgeon General’s My Family Health Portrait
Use the Surgeon General’s web-based tool, My Family Health Portrait, to collect your family health history information to share with your doctor and family members.

Does It Run In the Family? Online Tool
Does It Run in the Family? gives the ‘why’ and ‘how’ behind collecting family health history information, tips for talking to family members, examples of conditions that can run in the family, and hints for health. It is customizable with personal health stories, photos, and health condition information.

Talk Health History Campaign
The Talk Health History Campaign includes family health history public service announcements from the American Society of Human Genetics and the Genetic Alliance.