November 22nd is Thanksgiving, a day to be with friends, family, and to give thanks for all that has been given to us. While celebrating with friends and family this year, take advantage of the time together to share health information and update your family health history.
Health histories are the keys to understanding your family’s unique genetic make-up and your individual disease and health risks. An up-to-date family history can help you prevent diseases and/or detect diseases such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease.
This information will help your doctor screen more carefully for the diseases that you are at risk for and will help you reduce your health risks.
For help creating a family health history, go to https://familyhistory.hhs.gov, and use the “My Family Health Portrait,” a tool on the Surgeon General’s family health history website.
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