At a glance
This web page lists tools and resources that can help you collect and learn more about family health history.
Tools and Resources
Tools
- My Family Health Portrait A free, online family health history collection tool that lets you share family health history information with relatives and assess your risk for certain conditions.
- MFHP Cancer (My Family Health Portrait: Cancer Edition) A free mobile app to collect and share family cancer history information with relatives and assess your risk for breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancer. Android users can download the app from Google Play, and iOS users can download the app from the App Store.
- Let's Talk: Sharing Info About Your Family Cancer Risk (kognito.com) An interactive tool to help you learn ways to talk about your cancer family history with your family members.
- Does It Run in the Family? Online Tool The "Does It Run in the Family?" tool gives the 'why' and 'how' behind collecting family health history information, tips for talking to family members, examples of conditions that can run in the family, and hints for health. It is customizable with personal health stories, photos, and health condition information.
Resources
- Family Health History for Patients and Families Information on family health history for patients and families from the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health