Educational Materials

For General Public

• Cardiovascular Disease: Genes are Important, but Health-Related Behaviors and Lifestyle Choices can Make or Break your Healthexternal icon
  “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 Geneticsexternal icon
• Genetics Generationexternal icon
• Genetics Home Referenceexternal icon
• Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utahexternal icon
• Genetics and Genomics for Patients and the Public, National Human Genome Research Instituteexternal icon
• Understanding Genetics: A Guide for Patients and Professionalsexternal icon, Genetic Alliance
• YourGenome.orgexternal icon, 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 Geneticsexternal icon
• CDC’s Expert Commentary Seriesexternal icon on Medscape
• Educational Materials for Health Professionals, World Health Organizationexternal icon
• Familial Hypercholesterolemiaexternal icon
• Information for Genetic Professionals, University of Kansasexternal icon Medical Center
• Lecture Series on Genomics, Howard Hughes Medical Instituteexternal icon
• Newborn Screening and Follow-upexternal icon
• Online Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome Project, National Human Genome Research Instituteexternal icon
• Personal Genomic Testsexternal icon

Also see Training Programs and Courses and Academic Degree Programs

For Policymakers

• GinaHelp, Genetic Alliance, Genetics and Public Policy Center, and NCHPEGexternal icon

For Teachers

• Dolan DNA Learning Centerexternal icon
• Education, American Society of Human Geneticsexternal icon
• National DNA Day: Teaching Toolsexternal icon
• NIH Curriculum Supplements for High Schoolexternal icon
• Scitable from Nature Educationexternal icon
• University of Kansas Medical Center, Genetics Educational Centerexternal icon
• University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Centerexternal icon

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