Family Health Histories: Creating a Culturally Tailored Tool to Reduce Health Disparities in the Black Community

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Conditions studied: Hereditary Diseases

In brief

The understanding, utilization and uptake of Family Health History is essential to the prevention of health disparities in the African American community. Creating a culturally tailored Family Health History tool, co-developed by members of the African American community will inform, educate and empower African Americans about health issues related to their family genealogy. Applying the knowledge gained via Family Health Histories to increase preventative behaviors including screenings thus linking people to needed health services to prevent the onset of disease and illness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05358964

Run by

Michigan State University

People needed

100

Starts

2025-03-30

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self Identify as African American; age 18 and older, English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Non English speaking, non African American, younger than 18 years old

Where it is running

• Michigan State University — Flint, Michigan, United States

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