Educational Materials

For General Public

• Cardiovascular Disease: Genes are Important, but Health-Related Behaviors and Lifestyle Choices can Make or Break your Health
  "Howard will turn 50 soon, and it worries him. His grandfather died of a heart attack in his fifties, and so did his father and uncle."
• CDC Podcasts
• Consumer Genetics Resources, American Society of Human Genetics
• Genetics Generation
• Genetics Home Reference
• Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah
• Genetics and Genomics for Patients and the Public, National Human Genome Research Institute
• Understanding Genetics: A Guide for Patients and Professionals, Genetic Alliance
• YourGenome.org, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Also see Disease and Genetic Information, Family Health History, Glossaries, and other sections of interest in this resource guide.

For Health Professionals

• Case Studies for Medical Students: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) Associated with Genetics
• CDC's Expert Commentary Series on Medscape
• Educational Materials for Health Professionals, World Health Organization
• Familial Hypercholesterolemia
• Human Genome Project Education Resources, U.S. Department of Energy
• Information for Genetic Professionals, University of Kansas Medical Center
• Lecture Series on Genomics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Newborn Screening and Follow-up
• Online Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome Project, National Human Genome Research Institute
• Personal Genomic Tests

Also see Training Programs and Courses and Academic Degree Programs

For Policymakers

• GinaHelp, Genetic Alliance, Genetics and Public Policy Center, and NCHPEG

For Teachers

• CDC Science Ambassador Lesson Plans:
  • Family History
  • Genetics
  • Hereditary blood disorders
  • Muscular dystrophy
• Dolan DNA Learning Center
• Education, American Society of Human Genetics
• National DNA Day: Teaching Tools
• NIH Curriculum Supplements for High School
• Scitable from Nature Education
• University of Kansas Medical Center, Genetics Educational Center
• University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center