The All of Us program, run by the National Institutes of Health, is an attempt to gather information about how genetics, habits and the environment influence the odds of disease in a diverse group.
A mobile unit will be at Montbello Community Health Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It will also stop at Lowry Family Health Center during the same hours from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Appointments aren’t required, and people who stop by to ask questions aren’t obligated to participate.
“If you say that a medicine is effective, you have to look at who is it effective for,” Sandberg said. Everyone who signs up answers a few questions about their general health. They can also take surveys about their access to health care, habits and family history, and are asked if they want to allow researchers tofrom their electronic health record. They can choose whether to give blood or urine for genetic testing, and to have measurements like their blood pressure and weight taken.
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