What is Our Future Health?
'''Our Future Health''' is a health research project in the United Kingdom run by iPLATO. It uses the the [[NHS App]]. It aims to recruit 10% of the people, about 5 million, to be a fair [[sample]], with people from all sorts of [[Socioeconomic status|socioeconomic]] and [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] groups. The project is to last 10 or 20 years. People who volunteer must visit a clinic where they are given tests.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-02-09|title=iPLATO expands Our Future Health recruitment to nine NHS regions|url=https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/02/iplato-expands-our-future-health-recruitment-to-nine-nhs-regions/|access-date=2023-07-21|website=Digital Health|language=en-GB}}</ref> They give blood samples, and their weight, [[blood pressure]] and [[cholesterol]] are measured, and their [[DNA]] is analysed. The plan is to learn how to find medical problems earlier, before people have [[Symptom|symptoms]]. People who join will be told about their risks of various diseases – first about [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] and [[heart disease]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Nicola|last2=correspondent|first2=Nicola Davis Science|date=2022-10-24|title=Millions invited to take part in UK scheme to diagnose diseases earlier|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/24/uk-scheme-to-diagnose-diseases-earlier-cancer-obesity-mental-health|access-date=2023-07-21|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The plan is to detect who is at risk of developing all types of diabetes, and why.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Future Health: Get involved in research to detect and prevent health conditions earlier|url=https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/our-future-health-research-prevent-health-conditions-earlier|access-date=2023-07-21|website=Diabetes UK|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Health in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Research organisations in the United Kingdom]]