1996
CDC-wide Genetics Task Force
1997
Office of Genetics & Disease Prevention

CDC Genetics Strategic Plan
1998
HuGE Net
Human Genome Epidemiology Network*


Genetics Weekly Update*

1st national conference on genetics & public health

Partnerships with national public health organizations*
1999

Prevention research project*

2nd national conference on genetics & public health
2000
May
6th genetics public health course

June
The Human Genome Project: A Public Health Perspective

July
Prevention research projects*

Public Health Perspective Series

2000
August
Model system for evaluating genetic tests

September
3rd national conference on
genetics &public health


October
Genetic competencies for public health workforce*

2001
January
Human Genome Epidemiology Expert panel 

Standard Approach Being Developed to Evaluate Genetic Test Data*

Public Health Impact of Genetic Tests Assessed at the End of the 20th Century

2001
February
Pharmacogenomics and Public Health: A Public Health Perspective

March
The Vision of Genomic Medicine: A Public Health Perspective

April
Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Public Health Perspective

2001
June
HuGE Published Literature Database 

HuGE e-Journal Club 

July
CDC report: Integration of Genomics into Public Health Research, Policy, and Practice 

September
Genomics Toolkit Project Initiated* 

2001
October
Launch Three Centers for Genomics and Public Health*

November
Informed Consent for Population-based Genetic Research: A Public Health Perspective

Applying Genetics and Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

2001
December
HuGE Case Studies

Genetic Testing: A Public Health Perspective

2002
January
Genomics & Chronic Disease Summit

February
Obesity and Genetics: A Public Health Perspective

March
Change name to Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention

2002
May
Family History as a Tool for
Public Health Workshop

July
Human Genome Epidemiology Workshop:  Scientific Foundation for Using Genetic Information to Improve Health & Prevent Disease

2002
August
Human Genome Epidemiology Workshop Guidelines Published

September
Workshop on Banking Newborn Blood Spots for Public Health

November
Workshop on the Role of Human Genetics in Infectious Diseases & Public Health

2002
November
CDC Launches GDPInfo
2003
February
Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility:  A Public Health Perspective

May
Genomics and the Future of Public Health Symposium

Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Workshop

2003
June
Relocate the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention to the Office of the Director at CDC

July
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program (PA 03022) Component 7 - Genomics

2003
October
CDC awards 3 research centers to evaluate family history tool

November
Publication of book on "Human Genome Epidemiology"
2003
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