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OPHG Achievements (1997 - present)

 

2012:

• Special issue of the journal Public Health Genomics: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health Now and in the Future
• EGAPP working group publishes several recommendations and an updated methodology for evaluation
• New Report: New Strategies in Public Health Genomics: Actions to Save Lives Now [PDF 951.80 KB]
• CDC launches an evidence-based classification of genomic tests and family history

2011:

• Family Healthware Impact Trial demonstrates improvements in health behaviors in response to health messages tailored to familial risk
• Michigan Department of Community Health extends payer coverage for the USPSTF BRCA recommendation to  over 7 million people with OPHG support
• OPHG and HuGENet published the GRIPS Statement simultaneously in ten journals
• Launched the new Genomics and Health Impact Blog
• OPHG-supported EGAPP™ Working Group released a new recommendation statement
• OPHG-sponsored Priorities for Public Health Genomics 2012-2017 Report [PDF 5.35 MB] released

2010:

• OPHG and partners hosted the 4^th National Conference on Genomics and Public Health
• Established new PLoS Currents: Evidence on Genomic Tests
• Launched the new GAPP Knowledge Base
• New edition of Human Genome Epidemiology book published
• OPHG-supported EGAPP™ Working Group released a new recommendation statement
• CDC-sponsored ASTHO State Public Health Genomics Resource Guide released

2009:

• EGAPP™ awarded CDC Director's Innovation Award
• OPHG supported-EGAPP™ Working Group released three new recommendations
• Launched Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Network (GAPPNet)
• Launched Genetics for Early Disease Detection and Intervention (GEDDI) project

2008:

• OPHG celebrates its 10th year anniversary
• OPHG awards funding to five new genomics translation projects
• Hosted HuGENet™ Network of Networks Workshop
• CDC and NIH co-sponsored Personal Genomics Workshop

2007:

• OPHG provided intramural seed funding for nine CDC projects
• OPHG supported-EGAPP™ Working Group releases 1st recommendation
• CDC and NIH co-organized Public Health Genomics Seminar

2006:

• OPHG provided intramural seed funding for eleven CDC projects
• OPHG and NCIRD established the CDC Influenza Public Health Genomics Initiative
  

2005:

• Hosted Family History Workshop
• Co-hosted Genome based Research and Population Health Workshop[PDF 1MB]
• Hosted International Biobank and Cohort Studies meeting
• Hosted Genomics Day 2005: Public Health Genomics at CDC Symposium

2004:

• OPHG established EGAPP™ Steering committee
• EGAPP™ project was initiated
• OPHG and CSTE organized a workshop on the role of genomics in public health investigations
• Co-hosted ACCE: A Short Course
  

2003:

• ACCE framework was published
• Four state health departments were funded to build genomics capacity
• Hosted Genomics and the Future of Public Health Symposium Presentations
  

2002:

• NHANES III Collaborative Genomics Project was started
• Family History Public Health Initiative launched
• Hosted Family History Workshop
• Co-hosted Banking Newborn Blood Spots for Public Health, September 2002
  

2001:

• 1st Centers for Genomics and Public Health were established
• ACCE Project was initiated
• Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce developed
• Hosted Applying Genetic and Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Meeting
• Convened Guidelines For Evaluating Human Genome Epidemiology Studies Expert Panel Workshop

2000:

• Co-sponsored 3rd National Conference on Genetics and Disease Prevention
  

1999:

• Funded 1st extramural grants: prevention research
• Co-sponsored 2nd National Conference on Genetics and Public Health

1998:

• Co-sponsored 1st National Conference on Genetics and Public Health was held in Atlanta
• HuGENet^TM was established

1997:

• CDC established the Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention (now known as the Office of Public Health Genomics)
• CDC published a Strategic Plan on Genetics and Public Health