Family health history (FHH) is the most useful means of assessing risk for common chronic
diseases. The odds ratio for risk of developing disease with a positive FHH is frequently …

Cancer genetic counseling practice is rapidly evolving, with services being provided in
increasingly novel ways. Pretest counseling for cancer patients may be abbreviated from …

Purpose This paper describes the implementation outcomes associated with integrating a
family health history–based risk assessment and clinical decision support platform within …

Family health history (FHH) is a key predictor of health risk and is universally important in
preventive care. However, patients may not be aware of the importance of FHH, and thus …

Purpose: Risk-stratified guidelines can improve quality of care and cost-effectiveness, but
their uptake in primary care has been limited. MeTree, a Web-based, patient-facing risk …

Context National efforts have advocated for the need to deliver family health history–based
interventions to the lay public for more than a decade. Yet, the numbers, characteristics, and …

Community health workers (CHWs) have been successful partners in addressing public
health and health care challenges but have yet to be engaged in efforts to promote family …

Pedigree construction is an important component of cancer risk assessment and
comprehensive genetic care. Pedigrees must be updated and re-evaluated on a regular …

Introduction: Family health history can be a valuable indicator of risk to develop certain
cancers. Unfortunately, patient self-reported family history often contains inaccuracies, which …

Health risk assessments provide an opportunity to emphasise health promotion and disease
prevention for individuals and populations at large. A key component of health risk …