Family Health History
Give your family the gift of a Family Healthy History
by Maggie Davis

As you gather around the Thanksgiving table this year with Uncle George and Great Grandmother, why not catalog the family health history and share the legacy with all the members of the family…

While you’re waiting for the turkey to come to a golden brown, log on to “My Family Health Portrait” (https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/), a tool from the Surgeon General, and document your family’s health history to share with all the family. This is just as important as the photos you will take this year!

My Family Health Portrait allows you to create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser. Information you provide creates a drawing of your family tree and a chart of your family health history. Both the chart and the drawing can be printed and shared with your family members or your healthcare professional. Used in consultation with your healthcare professional, your family health history can help you review your family's health history and develop disease prevention strategies that are right for you.

Happy Holidays from Maggie Davis and the staff at Live Nutrition!