NYMAC
(New York-Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetics and Newborn Screening Services)

Consumer Education Work Group

Vision: The general public can recognize the roles played by genetics in their health and the health of their children and families and know how to access and use the information and medical services they need for optimum care of themselves and their families.

Goal 1: Support the emphasis and implementation of prevention strategies including earlier prenatal screening and addressing disparities.

Goal 2: Improve the effectiveness of dissemination of existing materials including linkages to national disease associations and federal sites such as the CDC.

Goal 3: Improve consumer education at all levels with leverage of new technology including literacy levels and languages other than English.

Chairs: Deborah A. Rodriguez, RN, MPH, CPH
Coordinator: Kate Tullis, PhD

• Membership
• Meetings & Conference Calls:
  • Next Meeting:
     
  • Next Conference Call:
     
  • Past Meetings:
    November 12, 2007, Philadelphia, PA
  • Past Conference Calls:
    July 16, 2008
    May 28, 2008
    February 13, 2008
  
  

• Genetics and Your Health Brochures

  • Prepregnancy
  • Prenatal
  • Pediatrics
  • Adolescence 11-21
  • Adulthood
• Links

For more information pertaining to this Work Group and its activities, please contact the Coordinator.