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Online Presentations
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Slide Sets, Individual Slides, or PPT Slides

Genetic Dilemmas in Primary Care
An educational program about the medical and ethical challenges raised by genetic testing in primary care practice. A project of the Hastings Center in cooperation with Columbia University.

Genetics of Osteoporosis ( Part I - Part II )
December 15, 2003

Hereditary Hemochromatosis
October 15, 2003

Public Health Genetics:  An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field For The Post-Genomic Era
G. Omenn, third national conference on genetics and public helath, Ann Arbor and supercourse slide lecture, global health network (2001)

CDC sponsored materials Public Health Surveillance Slide Set
From the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Epidemiology Program Office, CDC.

CDC sponsored materials PowerPoint or the PowerPoint viewer is needed to view this file. Scientific Foundation for Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease
A slide set of the opening remarks presented at the Human Genome Epidemiology Workshop
Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD
July 7-9, 2002 ~ Robinson College, Cambridge UK

Sickle cell anemia and thalassemias
August 15, 2003

CDC sponsored materials The Vision of Genomic Medicine: Developing a Public Health Genetics Research Agenda
A PowerPoint slide for your presentations.

CDC sponsored materials Will Genetics Revolutionize Medicine: From Gene Sequencing and Discovery to Public Health Action
A PowerPoint slide for your presentations 

Webcasts

NEW Six Weeks to Genomics Awareness
This presentation was designed to provide public health professionals with a foundation for understanding genomic advances and identifying the relevance of genomics to public health. Click here to begin viewing the online presentation.

CDC sponsored materials NEW Genomics for Public Health Practitioners
A 45-minute presentation that serves as an introduction to genomics and public health as well as the larger education resource called Six Weeks to Genomics Awareness. It is intended for public health practioners who have minimal experience in genomics as it pertains to public health.

CDC sponsored materials you will need this free Real Media Player to view this video Genomics and the future of public health symposium
(May 5, 2003)
Opening remarks by Dr Julie Gerberding-Video file with slides

CDC sponsored materials A New Era in Newborn Screening Saving Lives, Improving Outcomes Webcast, CD ROM, VHS, Program Materials (2002)



Educational material for Middle School, High School, or College

CDC sponsored materials Babies and Birth Defects: A Mystery in Texas
An educational module designed to teach middle school and high school students about epidemiology, neural tube birth defects, and folic acid.

CDC sponsored materials Excellence in Curriculum Integration through Teaching Epidemiology (EXCITE)
A collection of materials which can be used in a wide variety of classroom situations to teach the principles of the science of epidemiology.

FBR Scienceworks
An innovative program designed to offer scientific equipment and professional expertise to Maine's secondary school science teachers and their students.

Gene School '99
A comprehensive, educational site exploring the fascinating innovations and discoveries of genetic science Created by high school students and powered by ThinkQuest, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing education through the use of technology.

NIH Curriculum Supplements for High School
Human Genetic Variation
Grades 9 - 12

Last Updated October 12, 2004