Monday, October 6, 2008

Family health history (FHH) is recognized as an important risk factor for chronic disease. Researchers have demonstrated that individuals who have family members with a particular chronic disease are at greater risk of developing the disease themselves compared to the general population. The extent to which people view FHH as a risk factor has implications for whether or not FHH data is collected by individuals and utilized for disease prevention. While research has recently been conducted among Caucasian audiences throughout Utah, little is known about the impact of FHH on immigrants or others who lack community connections to traditional health resources.

2 comments:

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Katie said...

It seems that with the increasing number of Hispanics living in the United States, more studies would be done concerning their health. We have to start caring about everyone that lives here.