About Us

The Chronic Disease Genomics Program is located at the Utah Department of Health in the Bureau of Health Promotion. The program began in July 2003 with the intent to develop infrastructure and leadership capacity to integrate genomics into public health, with a focus on chronic disease. The program is one of only four similar programs in the nation funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The goals of the program are to:

1. Create an infrastructure to integrate genomics into public health practice

2. Develop community and public health leadership in genomics and chronic disease

3. Integrate genomics information into existing data collection systems

4. Educate public health professionals, health care providers, policymakers, and the public about the role of genomics in health

5. Develop and assess family history interventions

Links to our partners

• CDC Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
  

University-based Genomics Centers:

• Michigan Center for Genomics and Public Health

• University of North Carolina Center for Genomics and Public Health

• University of Washington Center for Genomics and Public Health

Other state funded projects:

• Michigan Department of Community Health

• Minnesota Department of Health

• Oregon Department of Human Services

Utah Department of Health links:

• Arthritis Program

• Asthma Program

• Baby Your Baby

• Cancer Control Program

• Check Your Health

• Diabetes Program

• Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

• Healthy Utah

• Maternal and Child Health

• Obesity in Utah

• Tobacco Prevention and Control

• Utah Cancer Action Network

• Violence and Injury Prevention Program