All of Us (initiative)
All of Us (initiative)
All of Us (pronounced: /ɔːl ʌv ʌs/), is a research initiative aimed at advancing precision medicine. The initiative was launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2018.
Etymology
The name "All of Us" signifies the initiative's goal of including participants from diverse backgrounds, thus ensuring that the benefits of precision medicine reach all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
Overview
The All of Us initiative aims to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve health. By taking into account individual differences in lifestyle, environment, and biology, researchers will uncover paths towards delivering precision medicine.
Precision Medicine
Precision Medicine (pronounced: /prɪˈsɪʒən ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. This approach allows doctors and researchers to predict more accurately which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work in which groups of people.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (pronounced: /ˈnaʃənəl ˈɪnstɪtjuːts ɒv hɛlθ/), abbreviated as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late 1880s and is now part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on All of Us (initiative)
- Wikipedia's article - All of Us (initiative)
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