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Eliminating health disparities begins with asking the right questions and having the right people answer those questions. One step in this direction is the All of Us Research Program.

The American Medical Association has partnered with All of Us, which aims to enable a new era of medicine through research, technology, and policies that empower patients, researchers and providers to work together to develop individualized care.

Dr. Stephanie Devaney, Deputy Director of All of Us, reflects on the program’s potential to improve the future of healthcare for all.

All of Us enrollment sites in Wisconsin are currently located in Marshfield, Wausau, Chippewa Falls, Madison, and Milwaukee. The research program has started part-time enrollment in Stevens Point, Minocqua, and Wisconsin Rapids, with other sites coming soon.

Marshfield Clinic Health System is enrolling participants in this area in the All of Us Research Program, a nationwide effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the U.S. The program is of no charge to participants.

Dave Chesla, Director of Research Operations at Spectrum Health, talked to ABC13 about the value of the All of Us Research Program and how people can get involved.

The All of Us Research Program has selected the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama to examine the use of DNA sequencing, genomics, and precision medicine for patient care. Investigators will test cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies that could improve diagnosis and treatment of rare and common diseases.

In the All of Us Research Program, which is currently enrolling participants, researchers will follow 1 million Americans who are providing electronic health records, blood samples for DNA sequencing, and information from Fitbits and questionnaires. That rich trove of data will then be available to other researchers.

The All of Us Journey visited New Mexico State University to raise awareness of the program and enroll new participants.

The All of Us Research Program Pennsylvania, led by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, unveiled its latest enrollment center on Forbes Avenue in Oakland.

The All of Us Research Program is a key component of the Precision Medicine Initiative. The initiative looks to enable a new era in medicine in which researchers, health care professionals and patients work together to develop individualized care.

As of August 2019, All of Us has more than 245,000 enrolled participants, with more than 187,000 having completed all initial steps.

The National Institutes of Health and genetic health company Color announced a multiyear grant partnership that will see the California-based startup take on critical functions of the All of Us Research Program.

The nearly 200,000 people who have shared their DNA, their medical records, and detailed behavioral surveys will soon begin to receive the results of a genetic analysis performed by the National Institutes of Health, the agency announced Wednesday.

The All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health has made strong progress in its efforts to advance precision medicine, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The nation’s ambitious precision medicine program—the All of Us Research Program—is on target to enroll at least 1 million people in the United States who will help accelerate biomedical research and improve health.

The All of Us Research Program is traversing the country as part of a nationwide effort to improve medical treatment by better understanding the impacts of lifestyle, environment and biology on health. The program will be in Vancouver through August 9.

Temple University recently announced a partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Pittsburgh to open an enrollment site for the All of Us Research Program.

The All of Us Journey stopped in Spokane to raise awareness and enroll new participants in the program.

All of Us Wisconsin is aiming to reach a wide variety of people across the state. Its newest site is UW Health’s Fort Atkinson clinic.

“We want to make sure that everybody’s fairly represented in medical research. The more diverse of a data pool we can have, the better,” All of Us tour manager Mel Lopez told the Missoulian.

Speaking to The Nation’s Health about All of Us, Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine said “This data is such a gift — it’ll have so many downstream benefits.”

In an effort to address health inequities and advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds, Temple has joined the National Institutes of Health and the University of Pittsburgh to open an enrollment site for the All of Us Research Program.

The UW-Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Marshfield Clinic are spearheading a statewide effort to help the NIH build a national biomedical database of unprecedented depth and scope. The platform could yield new insights about health and disease, and help clinicians develop personalized treatments for patients.

A health care project with a goal of speeding up health research is in search of 100,000 volunteers in Wisconsin.

“I came mostly for the research part, to help,” said volunteer Russel Emerson. ,“Yes we will find something out about ourselves, but I really wanted to give my DNA and all the information so it would help further research on diseases and other genetic things for medical reasons.”

Dr. Emily Griese of Sanford Health and All of Us Journey tour manager Francisco Huizar spoke to South Dakota Public Radio about the program and the promise of precision medicine.

In Western Pennsylvania, almost 16,000 adults have joined All of Us, reported Dr. Mylynda Massart, a family medicine physician with a special focus on genetics and one of the co-investigators of the All of Us Pennsylvania Research Program.

A national health research program aimed at advancing the concept of precision medicine made a visit to Omaha last week.

Representatives from the All of Us Research Program visited Meriden, Connecticut’s Community Health Center as part of a nationwide tour promoting the gathering of information from underserved groups. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham celebrated the one-year anniversary of the All of Us Southern Network.

All of Us partners from Spectrum Health joined Fox 17 to talk about the value and potential of the program.

The All of Us Research Program’s traveling exhibit visited Emporia, Kansas just in time for the town’s Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Leaders of the All of Us Research Program say enrollment numbers give them confidence the program will reach 1 million participants within 5 or 6 years.

The All of Us Research Program has launched a public beta version of a tool that allows users a first look into the program’s data set.

Local All of Us Research Program leaders at the University of Alabama Birmingham spoke to the Birmingham Times about the program, its promise, and its values.

Tulane University and Louisiana State University invite Louisiana residents to learn more about and join All of Us.

RADIANT health magazine speaks to Dr. Edith Mitchel, professor of medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University, for insight into the All of Us Research program.

All of Us Pennsylvania hosted an enrollment event at the University of Pittsburgh to work with people willing to share their medical history — and future — for the sake of better understanding of how that medical picture develops.

Dr. Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief Genomics Officer at UAB Medicine and co-principal investigator of the All of Us Southern Network. In an interview with the Birmingham Times, he explained why All of Us is important for Alabama.

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, talked with Delaware Senator Chris Coons about precision medicine and the All of Us Research Program.

In this opinion piece, Representative Ted James of Baton Rouge explains his reasons for joining All of Us and invites local citizens to sign up.

Essentia Health in Wisconsin has opened enrollment for local participants interested in joining the All of Us Research Program.

The Montrose Center in Houston joins All of Us Research Program efforts to engage the LGBTQ community in health research.

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron appeared on the “Harlow on Healthcare” radio program to raise awareness of the All of Us Research Program.

The All of Us Research Program traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to enroll people from all walks of life and all racial and ethnic groups. 

Radio Milwaukee profiles Carla Escheveste, a research coordinator with All of Us who works to improve health care and research access for Milwaukee’s Latino community.

“This study from the get-go has had inclusion and diversity on its agenda,” said Dr. Greg Talavera, a co-principal investigator for the All of Us Research Program at San Ysidro Health. “We need the results to be applicable to everyone in the United States.”

Wisconsin’s Marshfield Clinic becomes one of the latest clinics to partner with the All of Us Research Program.

All of Us chief engagement officer Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron spoke with Real Health about the power and potential of precision medicine and the All of Us Research Program.

In possibly the largest research project in human history, the All of Us Research Program will sequence one million people’s genomes. The UW’s Northwest Genomics Center will become one of three centers for this research.

Angela Williams of the All of Us Research Program and the University of Alabama at Birmingham talked to the Birmingham Times about the program and what participants can expect.

GeekWire interviews All of Us Research Program Director Eric Dishman about his personal experience with precision medicine and his vision for the program.

Dr. Kelly Gebo is chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program. She spoke with Public Health Newswire about the program’s progress and its potential.

Dr. Randall C. Morgan, Jr. of the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute explains how All of Us is working to engage African American participants as true partners in research.

Birmingham Times spoke with Dr. James Cimino, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Informatics Institute and co-investigator for All of Us.

Dr. Stephen Züchner of the University of Miami spoke with reporter Daniel Chang about the opportunities and promise of the All of Us Research Program.

Sindy Benavides of the League of United Latin American Citizens sat down with Comcast Newsmakers to discuss the importance of Hispanic and Latino participation in research programs like All of Us.

A new All of Us participant center opens at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Illinois.

Dr. Cora Lewis of the University of Alabama at Birmingham talked to the Birmingham Times about All of Us.

The All of Us Journey stopped in Philadelphia for an evening of fun and health in partnership with La Comunidad Hispana and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health.

All of Us communications director Alyssa Cotler spoke to Clinical Informatics News about the program’s efforts to recruit participants from populations that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research.

Data on many health conditions are limited by the small pool of people who have participated in biomedical research. All of Us intends to enlarge and broaden that pool. (Subscription needed to view video)

Dr. Julie K. Wood of the American Academy of Family Physicians explains why she and her organization support the All of Us Research Program.

Dave Chesla and Cheryl Johnson of All of Us partner Spectrum Health joined Fox 17’s “Morning Mix” to discuss the program, its goals, and what participants can expect.

“It is a big commitment,” said Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum. “But if we are not a part [of contributing], we are not relevant,” Chin told the Northwest Asian Weekly.

WRBC Alabama spoke with Drs. Betty Key and Mercy Mumba, All of Us investigators at the University of Alabama.

“Unless we ensure that underrepresented groups are no longer underrepresented, we will continue to see the fruits of new health research only provide benefit to the people that are represented in the research, with many others left out.”

All of Us Research Program director Eric Dishman provides clarification around the steps All of Us is taking to protect the health data of its participants.

The Chicago Tribune interviews Dr. Joyce Ho of Northwestern University on her work with the All of Us Research Program.

Brad Ozenberger, program director for the All of Us Data and Research Center, discusses goals for the genome centers. Read the article pdf | 83.75 KB.

Dr. Elena Rios of the National Hispanic Medical Association explains the All of Us Research Program’s commitment to diversity.

MiBiz talked to Dave Chesla, Director of Research Operations at Spectrum Health, on the promise of precision medicine and Spectrum’s role in the All of Us Research Program.

A recent study of more than 1,000 U.S. adults found that many people have not heard of precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine. As the All of Us Research Program grows, say program leaders, awareness may spread.

The Birmingham Times reports on local launch-day events for the All of Us Research Program.

In principle, the All of Us initiative will determine “how genetics or your biology or your lifestyle and your environment all come together to determine your health and disease,” said Colleen Campbell, assistant director of the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics.

The Herald Chronicle of Winchester, Tennessee, reports on Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s participation in the All of Us Research Program.

Dr. Mallika Marshall reports on New Englanders’ interest in precision medicine and the All of Us Research Program.

All of Us Research Program director Eric Dishman emphasizes the program’s dedication to data privacy and security.

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the director of the National Institutes of Health announce the national launch of the All of Us Research Program.

“Programs like All of Us are additional ways we can further research participation as well as inspire all people to actively advocate for equal access to effective treatments and care in order to truly inspire change,” writes Dr. Randall Cobb, executive director of the W. Montague Cobb/National Medical Association Health Institute.

During a day of events kicking off the national launch of the All of Us Research Program, WBRC spoke with Bruce Korf, Chief Genomics Officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine.

As the All of Us Research Program kicks off launch events and national enrollment, NBC Nightly News explains the promise of precision medicine and what people can expect if they decide to participate.

Bio IT World highlights the All of Us Research Program’s commitments to data security and participant diversity.

“We’re trying to introduce the idea of biological research to more and more people in the U.S.,” said Joyce Ho, lead All of Us investigator at Northwestern Medicine. “We want the data to be diverse and representative of all who live in the country.”

Wisconsin Public Radio highlights All of Us Research Program partners at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Marshfield Clinic.

The All of Us Research Program has partnered with Mayo Clinic to store blood and urine samples from one million or more participants across the U.S.

The Washington Post explores the goals of the All of Us Research Program and what makes it different from other large-scale health data projects.

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, taked with CBS Sunday Morning about what he calls “a national adventure that’s going to transform medical care.”

The Associated Press notes that learning about medicine in way that will benefit everyone means studying “…the healthy and not-so-healthy, young and old, rural and urban, blue-collar and white-collar—and people of all races and ethnicities.”

STAT explains All of Us enrollment strategies and milestones past, present, and future.

“By embracing—and actively seeking out—more minorities in research,” says Smithsonian Magazine, “the project hopes to give more accurate data about the overall population and fix a long-time discrepancy that has real health impacts.”

Matt Might got into precision medicine to help his family. Today, he’s working with All of Us and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to bring these benefits to others.

All of Us and the American Medical Association teamed up to help doctors answer some of patients’ top questions about participating in the program.

This article from The Wall Street Journal highlights All of Us and other research programs working to transform research participants’ roles from subjects to partners. (Subscription required)

This update in the Report on Research Compliance introduces the All of Us Research Program, its plans, its goals, and its progress as the program moves rapidly toward national launch. Read the article pdf | 631.25 KB.

A recent article in HealthIT Analytics enumerates recent advances and progress for the All of Us Research Program as it moves toward national launch.

Health Affairs writes that the All of Us Research Program “has made remarkable progress in a short time, wrestling with challenging issues including privacy, security, trust, and return of results, which are central to creating a large-scale, people-centered health initiative.”

U.S. News & World Report and All of Us director Eric Dishman explain how precision medicine can be used to select the right treatments, reduce side effects, and improve overall care.

Recognizing the crucial role of physicians in clinical research success, the NIH is teaming up with the American Medical Association to offer a webinar to increase health care providers’ understanding and awareness of the All of Us Research Program.

This update in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlights the All of Us Research Program’s plan to recruit participants at public libraries.

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins sat down with The Takeaway’s Todd Zwillich to explain the All of Us Research Program and its mission.

In this blog post from the Precision Medicine World Conference, All of Us Chief Engagement Officer Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D., talks about her role with the All of Us Research Program, the importance of inclusive science, and researchers’ responsibility to acknowledge their community’s past mistakes.

Popular Mechanics considers the discoveries and scientific progress that could be enabled by the All of Us Research Program’s research platform.

Health IT Analytics describes the All of Us Research Program’s call for use cases and research questions to consider during its upcoming Research Priorities Workshop and beyond.

In a lengthy interview with the Washington Post, NIH director Francis Collins shares his excitement about the scale and potential of the All of Us Research Program.

An article in Healthcare IT News summarizes the conclusions of the report published by the All of Us Research Program Genomics Working Group.

In this Q & A article Stephanie Devaney, Ph.D., deputy director of the All of Us Research Program, discusses how the new frontier of precision medicine, fueled by genomics, is at the heart of all our future health and healthcare.

As the biomedical research enterprise increasingly moves to a more participatory model of research, where research participants are treated more as partners than passive subjects, we can expect greater emphasis on returning individual-level results of research to participants.

A radical technology platform emerges for health and medicine.

The NIH has renamed the Precision Medicine Cohort to the All of Us Research Program, bringing new opportunities for participant involvement in precision medicine.

In a Q&A with Nature, NIH Deputy Director for Science, Outreach and Policy Dr. Kathy Hudson discusses the challenges of the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program.

In an opinion piece in STAT, Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program Director Eric Dishman discusses survey results that indicate Americans are intersted in participating in the initiative. 

This PLoS ONE article provides results from a survey of a population-based sample of U.S. adults to measure attitudes toward the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program. Seventy nine percent of respondents supported a national precision medicine study.

An article in the New York Times gives an overview of what participants can expect when enrolling in the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program.

Healthcare Informatics highlights how federal partners, research institutions and hospitals are approaching precision medicine.

Eric Dishman speaks with ScienceInsider on the perspective he brings as a patient, social scientist and tech industry veteran.

In this interview with U.S. News & World Report, incoming PMI Cohort Program Director Eric Dishman discusses data, accessibility and the future of health research.

In a Reuters interview, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses how the Precision Medicine Initiative will tackle piecing together data from existing studies and differing medical records.

Dr. Collins speaks with The Atlantic’s James Hamblin on how genomics and other health information will inform the Precision Medicine Initiative.

This AP article outlines the first steps taken by NIH to build a one million person cohort study to expand our understanding of ways we can improve health and treat disease.

In a story about the White House summit on PMI, Dr. Collins talks to CBS News about how PMI will gather information which will be informative not only on illness, but also on how to keep people in good health.

This New York Times article provides an overview of the new guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on individuals’ rights under HIPAA to access their health information.

Politico features a Precision Medicine Initiative Q&A session with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NIH Deputy Director for Science, Outreach and Policy Dr. Kathy Hudson.

In a recent post, Eye on FDA gives an overview of PrecisionFDA, a new precision medicine web space for researchers and organizations to conduct genome analysis and discuss results.

Fierce Health IT provides an overview of PMI privacy and data security principles that were recently announced by the White House.

In a Newsworks article, Dr. Esteban Burchard talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion for the Precision Medicine Initiative.

Nature features a short series on precision medicine.

In Venture Beat, Dr. Florence Comite writes about how precision medicine will generate changes in the physician to patient experience, with opportunities for more efficient ways to practice medicine.

A PLOS Blog explains why the Precision Medicine Initiative cohort program is more than a genomic project.

An article in Popular Science gives a detailed overview of continued efforts to bring precision medicine into standard clinical practice.

A recent US News and World Report article looked at the eventual inclusion of genetic information in personal medical records and how the direction of the Precision Medicine Initiative will mean greater patient involvement in healthcare decisions.

A recent article in MobiHealth News explained how participants’ mobile technologies, such as smartphones and wearable health data trackers, will be key elements for collecting information for the Precision Medicine Initiative. The article also highlighted NIH’s PMI Feedback blog.

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins recently gave a presentation at the annual Aspen Ideas Festival. In his talk, Dr. Collins highlights how the Precision Medicine Initiative pushes for methods opposite of the one-size-fits-all standard of disease treatment currently in use.

The Detroit News recently published an article about efforts spurred by the Precision Medicine Initiative taking place at local hospitals and research laboratories. The article highlights clinical trials that target cancer in a new way. Dr. Barbara Conley of the National Cancer Institute is interviewed for the piece.

The Huffington Post looks at the Precision Medicine Initiative through the lens of treating cancer. This blog post details how precision medicine focuses on treating each patient based on their genetic makeup and specific mutations in their body.

A recent commentary in Cell Systems examined how modern-day software applications will help put the Precision Medicine Initiative into practice.

This article in the Washington Post details how the NCI-MATCH research study is a prime example of a shift toward precision medicine. The trial is designed to be more efficient, faster and better able to match drugs with patients that are most likely to benefit from them.

The Washington Post examines a new model of cancer research, which focuses on precision medicine. Instead of finding drugs to treat cancers in specific organs, new trials seek to group patients together based on similar genetic mutations, regardless of cancer location.

Dr. Eric Green, director of NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, gives five reasons we’re at a turning point with precision medicine and provides an overview of the Precision Medicine Initiative for this article in Business Insider.

The New York Times reports on recently released genetic testing standards by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. As the Precision Medicine Initiative gains momentum, standards in genetic testing are vital to ensure accurate diagnoses across varying laboratories and testing methods.

An article by Reuters examines how pharmaceutical companies are using genome sequencing data to rapidly find new targets for drugs and therapies.

Kathy Giusti, member of the NIH Precision Medicine Initiative Working Group, writes a commentary in Forbes noting the need for a cultural shift to enable universal open data sharing in order to realize the full potential of precision medicine.

In a viewpoint commentary in JAMA, Dr. Euan Ashley outlines the need for a national effort on precision medicine.

A commentary in Nature examines a new way of carrying out clinical trials through the lens of precision medicine.

U.S. News and World Report examines how the Precision Medicine Initiative could fundamentally change the way we practice medicine and treat disease.

The Detroit News reports on how researchers at a Michigan children’s hospital are using precision medicine to develop treatments for pediatric cancers.

The Detroit Free Press reports on a Michigan man that is cancer free thanks to a repurposed drug that stopped the progression of his disease.

In a Forbes commentary, Reenita Das writes about advancing precision medicine through companion diagnostics.

Science reports on the first Precision Medicine Initiative workshop, convened to set the course for NIH’s efforts in precision medicine, including building a long-term research study of over 1 million Americans.

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins previews early steps in the Precision Medicine Initiative in an audio interview with Stephen Morrissey, managing editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.