Family Health History Toolkit - Utah Department of Health - Utah.gov

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health.utah.gov/ genomicsTalk toyour familySo, what can we do if weare worried about our familyhealth history?Talk to our doctor. Ourdoctor can tell us what our riskmay be for a health problem,based on our family healthhistory and other risk factorswe talked about. Our doctorcan also tell us about lifestylechoices and screening teststhat can lower our chances ofhaving a problem.5| Ask family membersto look out for eachotherHere are two ideas to follow upwith family members who mayhave a tendency to develop ahealth problem based on yourfamily health history:Give family members a call,e-mail, letter, or visit some timeover the next three months totalk to them about your familyhealth history. A friendly remindergives you and your family achance to talk about your familyhealth history and ways to stayhealthy.Have family members pick a“health buddy” they feelcomfortable talking to. Askhealth buddies to talk about what they have learned from their family healthhistory. If your family didn’t know a lot about your family health history, askhealth buddies to find out more. Health buddies can also encourage each otherto talk to their doctor about what they can do to stay healthy.6| END THE TURKEY TALKThank your family for their help. Remind them again why you feel knowing yourfamily health history is important and ask your family to keep making familyheath history a tradition.Visit www.health.utah.gov/genomics or call the Health Resource Line at1-888-222-2542 to get free copies of this toolkit for your family members.
family health history toolkitToolkit Development TeamUtah Department of HealthLDS Family History LibraryIntermountain Health Care, Clinical Genetics InstituteSalt Lake County Aging Services, Healthy Aging ProgramHuntsman Cancer InstituteUtah Genealogical AssociationHeirlines Family History and GenealogySpencer S. Eccles Health Sciences LibraryAmerican Heart AssociationUtah’s Local Health DepartmentsDesign by: Jerman Design Incorporated
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