| American
College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)
Provides education, resources and a voice for the medical genetics
profession. Makes genetic services available to improve the
health of the public.
American
College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health
promotion
American
Medical Association
Promotes professionalism in medicine and setting standards for
medical education, practice, and ethics. Check out the
AMA's Genetics/Molecular
Medicine Site
American
Public Health Association
Includes more than 50,000 members from over 50 public health
occupations.
American
Society for Human Genetics
Professional membership organization for human geneticists in
North America.
Association
of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Newborn Screening and Genetics
program
Strengthens the role of public health laboratories in genetic
testing and designs strategies to address changes in newborn
screening.
Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials
A non-profit association that represents the public health agencies
of each of the U.S. states and territories.
British
Society for Human Genetics
Provides a forum for professionals involved in Genetics as a
clinical service and research.
Chronic
Disease Directors (CDD)
Organization represents the chronic disease interests of the
state and territorial health agencies and the District of Columbia.
Coalition
of State Genetics Coordinators
(CSGC) is an organization of state and territorial genetics
coordinators and others who support the mission of CSGC. The
mission of the Coalition of State Genetics Coordinators (CSGC)
is to promote core public health functions as they apply to
genetics.
Council
of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
(CSTE) represents state and territory epidemiologists responsible
for public health surveillance and epidemiology of diseases and
conditions of public health significance including infectious
diseases, chronic diseases and conditions, and environmental health
concerns.
European
Society of Human Genetics
Promotes research in basic and applied human and medical genetics
and facilitates contact between all persons involved in such
endeavors.
Human
Genome Variation Society
Facilitates communication between those interested in locus
specific mutation databases and their integration into a system
which allows access via computers to up-to-date lists of mutations
in genes.
International
Genetic Epidemiology Society
Concerned with the study of genetic components in complex biological
phenomena.
International
Society of Nurses in Genetics
A nursing specialty organization dedicated to fostering
the scientific and professional growth of nurses in human genetics.
National
Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN)
is a group of individuals and organizations involved in
birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention.
National
Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
A national effort to promote health professional education and
access to information about advances in human genetics.
National
Society of Genetic Counselors
Professional organization for those in the genetic counseling
profession.
Partnership
for Prevention
A national non-profit organization whose mission is to increase
the resources for and knowledge about effective disease prevention
and health promotion policies
Society
for Epidemiologic Research (SER)
Forum for sharing the latest in epidemiologic research.
The SER is committed to keeping epidemiologists at the vanguard
of scientific developments.
Teratology
Society
A multidisciplinary scientific society founded- studies the causes
and biological processes leading to abnormal development and birth
defects.
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World of Genetics Societies
This web site contains links to a number of professional genetics
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