AAP Genetics and Birth Defects
AAP Genetics and Birth Defects
American Board of Genetic Counseling
American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
Cancer Web
CDC Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
Disability Rights
Directory of Genetic Support Groups
Family Village
Family
Voices of New York (FV of NY) - provides information and resources to families
of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the professionals
who work with them through individual information and referrals, parent matching,
conferences and sharing of materials including care notebooks and resource guides.
Continuing to work with families to promote leadership and advocacy has increased
state membership and helped to introduce Family Voices to more families. FV of
NY partners with Title V on the NY Title V Needs Assessment and Block Grant. Family
Voices of New York has also provided education and training for pediatric residents,
nurses and dentists.
GeneClinics
GeneTests - a publicly funded medical genetics
information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and
researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons.
Genetics Alliance - This is an organization
devoted to promoting optimum health care for people suffering from genetic
disorders.
Understanding Genetics:
A Guide for Patients and Professionals
Does It Run In the
Family?, a family health history toolkit
Genetics and Your Practice
Genetic Societies Home Page
Genetics Education Center
Health Advocacy
(Sarah Lawrence Graduate Studies program)
Health Advocacy Bulletin (a special issue on health advocacy and human genetics, featuring "Responding to a Genetic Disorder: A Case Becomes a Cause," by Katherine R. McCurdy, founding Board Member of the Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.)
Human Genome Project Information
Human Genome Resources
March of Dimes Online Genetics Resources for Professionals
March of Dimes
National Human Genome
Research Institute
National Organization
for Rare Disorders
National Society of Genetic Counselors
- Resource link for finding a Genetic Counselor
NCHPEG - National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
Online Mendelian
Inheritance in Man
Reprotox