title: National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Family History and Improving Health.
abstract: National Institutes of Health consensus and state-of-the science statements are prepared by independent panels of health professionals and public representatives on the basis of 1) the results of a systematic literature review prepared under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2) presentations by investigators working in areas relevant to the conference questions during a 2-day public session; 3) questions and statements from conference attendees during open discussion periods that are part of the public session; and 4) closed deliberations by the panel during the remainder of the second day and morning of the third. This statement is an independent report of the panel and is not a policy statement of the National Institutes of Health or the U.S. government. The statement reflects the panel's assessment of medical knowledge available at the time the statement was written. Thus, it provides a "snapshot in time" of the state of knowledge on the conference topic. When reading the statement, keep in mind that new knowledge is inevitably accumulating through medical research.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Alfred O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Macaran A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Botkin
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hiatt
authors.forename: Gail P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Jarvik
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Millon-Underwood
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mulvihill
authors.forename: Toni I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Pollin
authors.forename: Selma R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Schimmel
authors.forename: Michael Edward
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stefanek
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Vollmer
authors.forename: Janet K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D005192:Family Health; D005544:Forecasting; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D018570:Risk Assessment