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Genomics and Public Health Challenges (& Opportunities) Today

Genomics and Public Health Challenges (& Opportunities) Today. Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH State Health Officer Washington State Department of Health May 5, 2003. The Human Genome has been Sequenced… Now What?. For Public Health. What does it mean now ? What will it mean in the future?

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Genomics and Public Health Challenges (& Opportunities) Today

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  1. Genomics and Public Health Challenges (& Opportunities) Today Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH State Health Officer Washington State Department of Health May 5, 2003

  2. The Human Genome has been Sequenced…Now What?

  3. For Public Health • What does it mean now? • What will it mean in the future? • How will genomics improve health status? • What role with public health agencies play? • What is needed to succeed?

  4. There are No Clear Answers…YET!

  5. Many Challenges of the New Knowledge: • Raising Awareness • Interpretation / Translation • Dissemination • Application

  6. Operational Challenges: • Overcoming organizational barriers • Moving beyond genetic services in MCH • Finding optional ways to integrate genomics into All of Public Health • Education & training of public health workforce • Data issues

  7. Environmental Challenges: • Competing priorities • Inadequate resources – human & fiscal • Forging new partnerships • Coalition of SGC survey www.stategenticscoordinators.org/resources.html

  8. The Good News… We have time to find answers!

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