OPHG Achievements (1997 - present)

• OPHG published: Precision Public Health for the Era of Precision Medicine.
• OPHG published: Will Precision Medicine Improve Population Health?
• OPHG published: CDC Grand Rounds: Family History and Genomics as Tools for Cancer Prevention and Control.
• OPHG published: Convergence of Implementation Science, Precision Medicine, and the Learning Health Care System: A New Model for Biomedical Research.
• OPHG launched the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Genomics and Population Health.

• OPHG launched the Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base
• OPHG published Genomics in Public Health: Perspective from the Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• OPHG published a paper on a public health perspective on a national precision medicine cohort: balancing long-term knowledge generation with early health benefit
• OPHG published a series of blog posts on precision medicine, epidemiology and public

• OPHG launched the public health genomics tier 1 implementation tool kit
• OPHG published the evidence-based genomic applications horizon scanning method
• OPHG published a paper on prioritizing genomic applications for action by level of evidence
• OPHG published updated guidance on Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) reviews and meta-analyses of genetic associations
• OPHG published a paper on evidence synthesis and guideline development in genomic medicine: current status and future prospects. Genet Med. 2014 Jun 19.

• OPHG developed State Public Health Genomics Activities Clickable Map
• The EGAPP Working Group published an article entitled “The EGAPP Initiative: Lessons Learned”
• The EGAPP Working Group published an article entitled “Description and pilot results from a novel method for evaluating return of incidental findings from next-generation sequencing technologies”[PDF 656KB] in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.
• The EGAPP Working Group published recommendations on Type 2 Diabetes Risk Prediction and EGFR tumor testing in colorectal cancer patients
• In collaboration with Emory University, OPHG held a summer course in Translational Genomics
• OPHG updated list of Genomic Tests and Family History by Levels of Evidence

• Special issue of the journal Public Health Genomics: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health Now and in the Future
• EGAPP working group publishes several recommendations and an updated methodology for evaluation
• New Report: New Strategies in Public Health Genomics: Actions to Save Lives Now[PDF 951.80 KB]
• CDC launches an evidence-based classification of genomic tests and family health history

• Family Healthware Impact Trial demonstrates improvements in health behaviors in response to health messages tailored to familial risk
• Michigan Department of Community Health extends payer coverage for the USPSTF BRCA recommendation to over 7 million people with OPHG support
• OPHG and HuGENet published the GRIPS Statement simultaneously in ten journals
• Launched the new Genomics and Health Impact Blog
• OPHG-supported EGAPP™ Working Group released a new recommendation statement
• OPHG-sponsored Priorities for Public Health Genomics 2012-2017 Report[PDF 5.16 MB] released

• OPHG and partners hosted the 4^th National Conference on Genomics and Public Health
• Established new PLoS Currents: Evidence on Genomic Tests
• Launched the new GAPP Knowledge Base
• New edition of Human Genome Epidemiology book published
• OPHG-supported EGAPP™ Working Group released a new recommendation statement
• CDC-sponsored ASTHO State Public Health Genomics Resource Guide released

• EGAPP™ awarded CDC Director’s Innovation Award
• OPHG supported-EGAPP™ Working Group released three new recommendations
• Launched Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Network (GAPPNet)
• Launched Genetics for Early Disease Detection and Intervention (GEDDI) project

• OPHG celebrates its 10th year anniversary
• OPHG awards funding to five new genomics translation projects
• Hosted HuGENet™ Network of Networks Workshop
• CDC and NIH co-sponsored Personal Genomics Workshop

• OPHG provided intramural seed funding for nine CDC projects
• OPHG supported-EGAPP™ Working Group releases 1st recommendation
• CDC and NIH co-organized Public Health Genomics Seminar

• OPHG provided intramural seed funding for eleven CDC projects
• OPHG and NCIRD established the CDC Influenza Public Health Genomics Initiative

• Hosted Family Health History Workshop
• Co-hosted Genome based Research and Population Health Workshop
• Hosted International Biobank and Cohort Studies meeting
• Hosted Genomics Day 2005: Public Health Genomics at CDC Symposium

• OPHG established EGAPP™ Steering committee
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• OPHG and CSTE organized a workshop on the role of genomics in public health investigations
• Co-hosted ACCE: A Short Course

• ACCE framework was published
• Four state health departments were funded to build genomics capacity
• Hosted Genomics and the Future of Public Health Symposium Presentations

• NHANES III Collaborative Genomics Project was started
• Family Health History Public Health Initiative launched
• Hosted Family History Workshop
• Co-hosted Banking Newborn Blood Spots for Public Health, September 2002

• 1st Centers for Genomics and Public Health were established
• ACCE Project was initiated
• Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce developed
• Hosted Applying Genetic and Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Meeting
• Convened Guidelines For Evaluating Human Genome Epidemiology Studies Expert Panel Workshop

Co-sponsored 3rd National Conference on Genetics and Disease Prevention

• Funded 1st extramural grants: prevention research
• Co-sponsored 2nd National Conference on Genetics and Public Health

• Co-sponsored 1st National Conference on Genetics and Public Health was held in Atlanta
• HuGENet was established

• CDC established the Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention (now known as the Office of Public Health Genomics)
• CDC published a Strategic Plan on Genetics and Public Health