Abstract

Precision public health is a relatively new field that integrates components of precision medicine, such as human genomics research, with public health concepts to help improve population health. Despite interest in advancing precision public health initiatives using human genomics research, current and future opportunities in this emerging field remain largely undescribed. To that end, we provide examples of promising opportunities and current applications of genomics research within precision public health and outline future directions within five major domains of public health: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and health services, and social and behavioral science. To further extend applications of genomics within precision public health research, three key cross-cutting challenges will need to be addressed: developing policies that implement precision public health initiatives at multiple levels, improving data integration and developing more rigorous methodologies, and incorporating initiatives that address health equity. Realizing the potential to better integrate human genomics within precision public health will require transdisciplinary efforts that leverage the strengths of both precision medicine and public health.

Details

Title
Advancing precision public health using human genomics: examples from the field and future research opportunities
Author
Roberts, Megan C; Fohner, Alison E; Landry, Latrice; Dana Lee Olstad; Smit, Amelia K; Turbitt, Erin; Allen, Caitlin G  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
1-10
Section
Opinion
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1756994X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2543526522
Copyright
© 2021. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.