2. Develop avenues for High / (1) Create separate links on the Many are communication about Med State Genetics Website for available for issues between professionals and for the public. educational academia, public health, purposes through primary care professionals, (2) Create educational links for Human Genome and the public. educators. Project. 2.a. Identify stakeholders for Low (1) Identification of disease states Limited resources 2 + years gene-environment issues, that have high priority. available at this such as health and time. safety and (2) Review and identification of occupational health resources for environmental workers. exposure risk. 2.b. Develop methods of Low Identification of specific exposure Information is 1 2 years – linking stakeholders with risks with documented association available for (existing linkages sources of specialized with genetic disease. specific exposures between genetic information pertaining to such as asbestos, and genetics and various nothing available environmental environmental exposures. that is a generic exposures have resource at this only limited time. resources) 3. Create a State Genetics High (1) Create a State Genetics Once established Create a separate KDHE 1 2 months – website. (1st website. create a list of links State Genetics Webmaster priority) for genetics that are website. (2) Section the website for provided through State healthcare professionals, general genetics stakeholders. Genetics public, educators, and special Coordinator groups (See Cancer website). KGAC
2. Develop avenues for communication about issues between academia, public health, primary care professionals, and the public. High / Med (1) Create separate links on the State Genetics Website for professionals and for the public. (2) Create educational links for educators. Many are available for educational purposes through Human Genome Project. 2.a. Identify stakeholders for gene-environment issues, such as health and safety and occupational health workers. Low (1) Identification of disease states that have high priority. (2) Review and identification of resources for environmental exposure risk. Limited resources available at this time. 2 + years 2.b. Develop methods of linking stakeholders with sources of specialized information pertaining to genetics and various environmental exposures. Low Identification of specific exposure risks with documented association with genetic disease. Information is available for specific exposures such as asbestos, nothing available that is a generic resource at this time. 1 – 2 years (existing linkages between genetic and environmental exposures have only limited resources) 3. Create a State Genetics website. High (1st priority) (1) Create a State Genetics website. (2) Section the website for healthcare professionals, general public, educators, and special groups (See Cancer website). Once established create a list of links for genetics that are provided through genetics stakeholders. Create a separate State Genetics website. KDHE Webmaster State Genetics Coordinator KGAC 1 – 2 months