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6 Ancestry Search Tips
1. Pinpoint your ancestor’s location from the census, on a MAP, and then look for churches, cemeteries, and other places where your ancestor may have left records.
2. Be sure to locate your ancestor’s ADULT SIBLINGS in census records. It was common for extended family to live in the same household or near other family members. You may find a parent, grandparent, or other family members living either with them or nearby.
3. If you’re having a difficult time locating your ancestor, try searching, using only GIVEN names and other details like birth year, residence, family members, place of birth, etc.
4. Occasionally, census takers only recorded initials in place of the given name. Using only a FIRST INITIAL will bring up these records.
5. Census takers didn’t always have the best penmanship, so if you’re having a hard time locating your ancestor, write out the NAME and try replacing some of the letters, with letters that look similar. (Try an O for an A, try an J for a P, try a F for an S.)
6. The U.S. federal censuses for the years 1900 TO THE 1930 include a DATE OF IMMIGRATION for immigrants. Use that date to narrow your search for your ancestor’s passenger arrival record in the Immigration Collection.
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JANUARY
THE MYTHS OF WINTER
1. If you DON'T bundle up before going outside, you'll can catch a cold!
Whether you bundle up or not, cold weather isn’t the health snatcher...it’s germs. According to kidshealth.org, germs are tiny body invaders that can make us sick which includes: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The issue with cold weather is that it makes us want to stay inside where we are simply more exposed to germs. Plus, according to research from the National Institutes of Health (Flu Virus Fortified In Colder Weather | National Institutes of Health), some viruses THRIVE better in colder weather. So, not bundling up in the cold won’t necessarily trigger your next sneeze-fest. However, it could lead to frostbite or hypothermia if you’re not careful! It’s best to wash your hands often, avoid those that are sick, wear a mask, and get vaccinations to lessen your chances of being “under the weather.” (Eat soup!!!)
2. Wear a hat, because that’s where you lose MOST of your body heat!
You can’t lose “most” of your body heat from your head because it’s only 10% of the body’s total surface area. Yet, this varies a bit for babies. The truth is that you will lose some heat from ANY exposed body parts. If you’re dressed in layers without gloves or a hat, then you’ll lose heat from your hands, face, and head. On the contrary, if no skin is exposed from the waist up, but you’re wearing shorts, then the heat will escape from your legs! (Just Eat Soup!!!)
3. Drinking alcohol WARMS you up!
Actually, alcohol makes you “feel warmer”, but it’s really lowering your body temperature. According to an article from alcohol.org, the liver gives off heat as it metabolizes the alcohol. This gives a false feeling of warming as the person’s core temperature is actually dropping. Plus, according to weather.gov, alcohol reduces shivering which is your body’s natural way of keeping you warm. It’s best to drink hot tea, cocoa, warm water, or sip on soup in a cup if you want to warm up.
(I told you so...Eat Soup!!!)
Whether you bundle up or not, cold weather isn’t the health snatcher...it’s germs. According to kidshealth.org, germs are tiny body invaders that can make us sick which includes: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. The issue with cold weather is that it makes us want to stay inside where we are simply more exposed to germs. Plus, according to research from the National Institutes of Health (Flu Virus Fortified In Colder Weather | National Institutes of Health), some viruses THRIVE better in colder weather. So, not bundling up in the cold won’t necessarily trigger your next sneeze-fest. However, it could lead to frostbite or hypothermia if you’re not careful! It’s best to wash your hands often, avoid those that are sick, wear a mask, and get vaccinations to lessen your chances of being “under the weather.” (Eat soup!!!)
2. Wear a hat, because that’s where you lose MOST of your body heat!
You can’t lose “most” of your body heat from your head because it’s only 10% of the body’s total surface area. Yet, this varies a bit for babies. The truth is that you will lose some heat from ANY exposed body parts. If you’re dressed in layers without gloves or a hat, then you’ll lose heat from your hands, face, and head. On the contrary, if no skin is exposed from the waist up, but you’re wearing shorts, then the heat will escape from your legs! (Just Eat Soup!!!)
3. Drinking alcohol WARMS you up!
Actually, alcohol makes you “feel warmer”, but it’s really lowering your body temperature. According to an article from alcohol.org, the liver gives off heat as it metabolizes the alcohol. This gives a false feeling of warming as the person’s core temperature is actually dropping. Plus, according to weather.gov, alcohol reduces shivering which is your body’s natural way of keeping you warm. It’s best to drink hot tea, cocoa, warm water, or sip on soup in a cup if you want to warm up.
(I told you so...Eat Soup!!!)
FAMILY HISTORY CLUES
WILDCARDS!
What in the world is a wildcard?
This is a way to find SOMEONE or SOMETHING when you dont know
the correct spelling!
Wild cards are symbols used in place of unknown letters in a word. They can be used in searches when you don't know an exact spelling.
ANCESTRY.COM
Wild card symbols:
use the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?) as wild cards.
An asterisk (*) represents 0 to 5 characters. If you wanted to search for different spellings of the name Matthew (like Mathew and Matthiu), you could do a wild card search that would find each different ending: Mat*.
A question mark (?) represents 1 (ONE) character. If you didn’t know whether a name were spelled Nielson or Nielsen, you could do a search for the name using a wild card where the unknown letter goes: Niels?n.
Wild card rules:
All searches containing wild cards must contain at least 3 non-wild card letters. For example, *ill would work, but *ll would not.
The first and last character in a search can't both be wild cards. Searching *ohnson and Johnso* would work, but *ohnso* would not.
Wild cards don't work with Soundex matches.
Ways to use wild cards:
1. To replace a single unknown letter: search with wild cards
2. To find names that begin with the same letters. Fran* will produce results for both Frank and Francine.
3. To find first letter(s), as in *aylor and *ompson
4. To find alternate spellings of the same name. Searching for Lac* will produce results for Lacy, Lacey, Laci, and Lacie.
What in the world is a wildcard?
This is a way to find SOMEONE or SOMETHING when you dont know
the correct spelling!
Wild cards are symbols used in place of unknown letters in a word. They can be used in searches when you don't know an exact spelling.
ANCESTRY.COM
Wild card symbols:
use the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?) as wild cards.
An asterisk (*) represents 0 to 5 characters. If you wanted to search for different spellings of the name Matthew (like Mathew and Matthiu), you could do a wild card search that would find each different ending: Mat*.
A question mark (?) represents 1 (ONE) character. If you didn’t know whether a name were spelled Nielson or Nielsen, you could do a search for the name using a wild card where the unknown letter goes: Niels?n.
Wild card rules:
All searches containing wild cards must contain at least 3 non-wild card letters. For example, *ill would work, but *ll would not.
The first and last character in a search can't both be wild cards. Searching *ohnson and Johnso* would work, but *ohnso* would not.
Wild cards don't work with Soundex matches.
Ways to use wild cards:
1. To replace a single unknown letter: search with wild cards
2. To find names that begin with the same letters. Fran* will produce results for both Frank and Francine.
3. To find first letter(s), as in *aylor and *ompson
4. To find alternate spellings of the same name. Searching for Lac* will produce results for Lacy, Lacey, Laci, and Lacie.
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by Shawn McGuire
by Shawn McGuire
Springtime in the village means colored eggs, hot crossed buns, and a.....
CORPSE !?!
As the vernal equinox brings welcome warmth and the promise of the coming tourist season to Wisconsin's Northwoods, it also brings an invading Wiccan coven. Sheriff Jayne O’Shea isn’t worried about the witches. It’s the fact that her mother is coming for her first visit in nearly twenty years, that has her on edge. Their reunion goes well, better than expected, and then a coven member disappears.
The other members don't seem concerned. In fact, they're so indifferent to the disappearance, Jayne is sure she's searching for a body, not a missing person. The possibility of another death in the village is bad enough, but this one could mean the end for Whispering Pines. If Jayne can't get her mom to see the lakeside community's charming appeal, it will go up for sale.
PROTECTED SECRETS is the tenth book in the Whispering Pines mystery series about a woman determined to return her grandmother's village to the idyllic haven it used to be ... before all the secrets started rising to the surface.
The other members don't seem concerned. In fact, they're so indifferent to the disappearance, Jayne is sure she's searching for a body, not a missing person. The possibility of another death in the village is bad enough, but this one could mean the end for Whispering Pines. If Jayne can't get her mom to see the lakeside community's charming appeal, it will go up for sale.
PROTECTED SECRETS is the tenth book in the Whispering Pines mystery series about a woman determined to return her grandmother's village to the idyllic haven it used to be ... before all the secrets started rising to the surface.
LEARNING CENTER:
GENETICS 101: ARE THEY COMING TO AMERICA?
Dominika's one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme
The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analyzed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding up the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 rare diseases. At present, newborns are given a heel-prick blood test that checks for nine serious conditions, including cystic fibrosis. (NHS: NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE)
As part of this new study, led by Genomics England, blood samples will be taken from babies' umbilical cords to help diagnose many more gene disorders, such as hemophilia and spinal muscular atrophy.
Hundreds of blood samples have already been collected from babies born at 13 hospitals in England; around 40 hospitals will eventually offer the test.
There are approximately 7,000 single gene disorders, but the programme will look only for those disorders that develop in early childhood for which there are effective treatments. In some cases the diseases are curable, if caught early. Screening newborn babies for these rare diseases involves sequencing their complete DNA - or genome - using blood samples from their umbilical cord.
At Birmingham Women’s Hospital, which is already offering the screening test, Dominika Nanus, 38, told me it was a “no-brainer” to take part in the study, having seen it advertised on a poster during an antenatal appointment. She said her daughter Emilia, born the previous day, would “benefit directly but also contribute to wider research”.
One mother told me she had no hesitation in having her child screened, she said she would rather know if there were any health issues “from the offset”, and because it would help children in the future. Dr Ellen Thomas, chief medical officer at Genomics England, said the 200 conditions the study looks for cause "substantial health problems early in childhood".
At present it can take years for genetic diseases to be diagnosed, and these are often picked up only once a child becomes seriously ill. Lucy White’s son Joshua, aged nine, has a rare genetic disorder called early juvenile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), which is part of the new screening test.
Joshua was apparently healthy at birth, but his mobility began deteriorating at about the age of four, and in the past two years he has lost the ability to walk or talk. Lucy, from Surrey, says it took more than two years of hospital appointments, specialist visits, scans and other procedures before they were even given a diagnosis. Had Joshua’s condition been identified at birth he might have been eligible for a clinical trial of a treatment now available on the NHS that can halt the damage done by MLD.
Lucy has given up work, as Joshua needs round-the-clock care and is tube-fed. She says he may have only another 10 years to live as the genetic condition is progressive. She urged parents to sign up for the screening test. “Do not hesitate. If you can save your child's life, that is more important than anything in this world," she said. When those children selected to take part in the study turn 16, they will be asked if they want to continue in the research programme, which could involve analyzing other parts of their DNA for conditions that might potentially develop when they are adults.
This might include certain cancers, heart disease or dementia.
But it might also raise ethical questions about what health information is appropriate to share with individuals about their future health risks.
Genomics England said the entire focus of the study was on treatable conditions occurring early in childhood, and no decisions had yet been made on how whole genome sequences would be used in the future.
Dr Rich Scott, chief executive officer at Genomics England, called the study "a pivotal moment". He said the plan was to collect evidence to determine whether genomic newborn screening should be offered to all children. NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said diagnosing rare conditions in newborn babies through genomic testing "had the potential to give thousands of children the chance to access the right treatment at the right time, giving them the best possible start to life".
As part of this new study, led by Genomics England, blood samples will be taken from babies' umbilical cords to help diagnose many more gene disorders, such as hemophilia and spinal muscular atrophy.
Hundreds of blood samples have already been collected from babies born at 13 hospitals in England; around 40 hospitals will eventually offer the test.
There are approximately 7,000 single gene disorders, but the programme will look only for those disorders that develop in early childhood for which there are effective treatments. In some cases the diseases are curable, if caught early. Screening newborn babies for these rare diseases involves sequencing their complete DNA - or genome - using blood samples from their umbilical cord.
At Birmingham Women’s Hospital, which is already offering the screening test, Dominika Nanus, 38, told me it was a “no-brainer” to take part in the study, having seen it advertised on a poster during an antenatal appointment. She said her daughter Emilia, born the previous day, would “benefit directly but also contribute to wider research”.
One mother told me she had no hesitation in having her child screened, she said she would rather know if there were any health issues “from the offset”, and because it would help children in the future. Dr Ellen Thomas, chief medical officer at Genomics England, said the 200 conditions the study looks for cause "substantial health problems early in childhood".
At present it can take years for genetic diseases to be diagnosed, and these are often picked up only once a child becomes seriously ill. Lucy White’s son Joshua, aged nine, has a rare genetic disorder called early juvenile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), which is part of the new screening test.
Joshua was apparently healthy at birth, but his mobility began deteriorating at about the age of four, and in the past two years he has lost the ability to walk or talk. Lucy, from Surrey, says it took more than two years of hospital appointments, specialist visits, scans and other procedures before they were even given a diagnosis. Had Joshua’s condition been identified at birth he might have been eligible for a clinical trial of a treatment now available on the NHS that can halt the damage done by MLD.
Lucy has given up work, as Joshua needs round-the-clock care and is tube-fed. She says he may have only another 10 years to live as the genetic condition is progressive. She urged parents to sign up for the screening test. “Do not hesitate. If you can save your child's life, that is more important than anything in this world," she said. When those children selected to take part in the study turn 16, they will be asked if they want to continue in the research programme, which could involve analyzing other parts of their DNA for conditions that might potentially develop when they are adults.
This might include certain cancers, heart disease or dementia.
But it might also raise ethical questions about what health information is appropriate to share with individuals about their future health risks.
Genomics England said the entire focus of the study was on treatable conditions occurring early in childhood, and no decisions had yet been made on how whole genome sequences would be used in the future.
Dr Rich Scott, chief executive officer at Genomics England, called the study "a pivotal moment". He said the plan was to collect evidence to determine whether genomic newborn screening should be offered to all children. NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said diagnosing rare conditions in newborn babies through genomic testing "had the potential to give thousands of children the chance to access the right treatment at the right time, giving them the best possible start to life".
AN AGE CALCULATOR:
A WHAT? AN AGE CALCULATOR!
YEP, ITS JUST LIKE I SAID. YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU GET TO A CEMETERY AND IT SAYS ON THE HEADSTONE ...
THEY DIED ON APRIL 7, 1893 AND THEY WERE
1 YEAR, 6 MO., AND 21 DAYS OLD?
SO, TELL ME QUICK, WHAT WAS THE BIRTH DATE?
YEAH, JUST LIKE I FIGURED, IT'S A TOTAL PAIN!
OK, MARY YOU CAN STOP COUNTING ON YOUR FINGERS NOW, I FOUND SOMETHING BETTER!
This calculator will do four different calculations regarding age. It has two methods of calculating a birthdate, given the date of death and age at death. The first one is more accurate, but the second one, called the 8870 method, which assumes 30-day months, is sometimes better since the age-at-death inscribed on headstones often seems to have been figured on the basis of 30-day months. So if the first one gives you a birthdate like Feb. 31, try the second. (LIKE I DID)
YEP, ITS JUST LIKE I SAID. YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU GET TO A CEMETERY AND IT SAYS ON THE HEADSTONE ...
THEY DIED ON APRIL 7, 1893 AND THEY WERE
1 YEAR, 6 MO., AND 21 DAYS OLD?
SO, TELL ME QUICK, WHAT WAS THE BIRTH DATE?
YEAH, JUST LIKE I FIGURED, IT'S A TOTAL PAIN!
OK, MARY YOU CAN STOP COUNTING ON YOUR FINGERS NOW, I FOUND SOMETHING BETTER!
This calculator will do four different calculations regarding age. It has two methods of calculating a birthdate, given the date of death and age at death. The first one is more accurate, but the second one, called the 8870 method, which assumes 30-day months, is sometimes better since the age-at-death inscribed on headstones often seems to have been figured on the basis of 30-day months. So if the first one gives you a birthdate like Feb. 31, try the second. (LIKE I DID)
I DID THE FIRST BUTTON, BUT IT WAS A BIT OFF, I DID THE SECOND BUTTON MARKED IN BLUE. EUREKA! I FOUND IT!
AND SAVE IT TO YOUR PHONE...IT'S SO HANDY!!!
LIFE IS FULL OF LAUGHS
FAMILY TREE HUGGERS
Not every record is straightforward in giving information. Take tombstones and death records, for example. For some reason, many of them don’t list the birth date. Instead, they list the exact age when the person died. Fortunately, it isn’t that hard to find a birth date from the age at death. (OK....I'm game TEACH ME.
Watch the how-to video or keep scrolling to read the tutorial:
Watch the how-to video or keep scrolling to read the tutorial:
Two notes:
- There are several birth date calculators online. However, if you know the method, you can do it yourself in about the same time it takes to look one up and type in the information.
Yes, I know about the 8870 formula. Frankly, I think it overcomplicates things. (Plus, I can never remember the number I’m supposed to subtract.) - Here’s an example using Phineas Ford’s tombstone in Old Colony Burying Ground in Granville, Ohio:
Phineas Ford tombstone, Old Colony Burying Ground, Granville, Ohio
Phineas Ford, Died: April 7, 1839, Aged: 64 Y. 5 M. 7D.
That’s age 64 years, 5 months, 7 days.
How to Find the Birth Date:Step 1: Subtract the Number of Years
Phineas Ford died April 7, 1839. Subtract his age of 64 years.
= April 7, 1775 (1839 – 64 = 1775)
Step 2: Subtract the Months
Take that date and count backward the number of months. April 7, 1775 counting backward 5 months = November 7, 1774.
Note: You do NOT need to know how many days are in each month at this point. Just be sure that you roll back the year if you count back to the previous calendar year (like we did with Phineas.)
Step 3: Subtract the Days
Here is where you need to account for the number of days in a month.
November 7 minus 7 days is October 31.
Answer: Phineas Ford was born 31 October 1774.
See, I told you it wouldn’t be that hard!
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU'LL GROW!
Phineas Ford, Died: April 7, 1839, Aged: 64 Y. 5 M. 7D.
That’s age 64 years, 5 months, 7 days.
How to Find the Birth Date:Step 1: Subtract the Number of Years
Phineas Ford died April 7, 1839. Subtract his age of 64 years.
= April 7, 1775 (1839 – 64 = 1775)
Step 2: Subtract the Months
Take that date and count backward the number of months. April 7, 1775 counting backward 5 months = November 7, 1774.
Note: You do NOT need to know how many days are in each month at this point. Just be sure that you roll back the year if you count back to the previous calendar year (like we did with Phineas.)
Step 3: Subtract the Days
Here is where you need to account for the number of days in a month.
November 7 minus 7 days is October 31.
Answer: Phineas Ford was born 31 October 1774.
See, I told you it wouldn’t be that hard!
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How to get ThruLines®
- Take an AncestryDNA® test
- Choose to see and be seen by your DNA matches.
- Link your family tree to your DNA test.
- Make sure your linked family tree is either public or private but searchable.
- Build your linked family tree back at least four generations.
- Turn on Two-step Verification or link your accounts to sign in with Apple or Google for extra security.
- Subscribe to AncestryDNA Plus™ or an Ancestry® family history membership.
- Check back in two days; if ThruLines are available, they'll appear within 48 hours
What is ThruLines?
ThruLines shows identified descendants of a given ancestor who have tested with AncestryDNA, and share DNA with the tester whose results are being reviewed.
ThruLines replaces Shared Ancestor Hints, and greatly expands upon the data provided by those hints.
ThruLines provides the opportunity to view connections that would take a great deal of research to find manually.
ThruLines is accessible from “Your DNA Results Summary” under DNA in the top menu bar on Ancestry. To have access to ThruLines data, your family tree must be PUBLIC, and linked to your DNA test.
To check this, do these 3 steps:
1. Go to Your DNA Results Summary, and
2. Click on the Settings button (near the top right corner of the screen).
3. Follow the instructions in the Family Tree Linking section.
AncestryDNA® ThruLines®
ThruLines® shows you how you may be related to your DNA matches.
We use the ANCESTRY family tree linked to your test to find people who are in your tree and are also in your matches's linked trees. If your tree is private and not searchable, you won't be able to see ThruLines, and information from your matches' trees that are private and not searchable won't be available to you. DNA matches may appear in more than one of your ThruLines.
ThruLines are available for ancestors through 5th great-grandparents.
SORRY, ThruLines won't appear for 6th great-grandparents and beyond.
ThruLines shows identified descendants of a given ancestor who have tested with AncestryDNA, and share DNA with the tester whose results are being reviewed.
ThruLines replaces Shared Ancestor Hints, and greatly expands upon the data provided by those hints.
ThruLines provides the opportunity to view connections that would take a great deal of research to find manually.
ThruLines is accessible from “Your DNA Results Summary” under DNA in the top menu bar on Ancestry. To have access to ThruLines data, your family tree must be PUBLIC, and linked to your DNA test.
To check this, do these 3 steps:
1. Go to Your DNA Results Summary, and
2. Click on the Settings button (near the top right corner of the screen).
3. Follow the instructions in the Family Tree Linking section.
AncestryDNA® ThruLines®
ThruLines® shows you how you may be related to your DNA matches.
We use the ANCESTRY family tree linked to your test to find people who are in your tree and are also in your matches's linked trees. If your tree is private and not searchable, you won't be able to see ThruLines, and information from your matches' trees that are private and not searchable won't be available to you. DNA matches may appear in more than one of your ThruLines.
ThruLines are available for ancestors through 5th great-grandparents.
SORRY, ThruLines won't appear for 6th great-grandparents and beyond.
MORE HELP
How SideView™ Technology
Splits Your DNA Results by Parent
Splits Your DNA Results by Parent
When YOU first read your DNA, you don’t know which parts of your DNA came from each parent. Ancestry® developed a technology called SideView™ to sort this out using DNA matches. Because a match is usually related to you through only one parent, your matches can help us “organize” the DNA you share with them.
SideView™ technology powers your ethnicity inheritance—the portions of each region you inherited from each parent. This enables us to provide your ethnicity inheritance without testing your parents (though we don’t know which parent is which).
SideView™ technology powers your ethnicity inheritance—the portions of each region you inherited from each parent. This enables us to provide your ethnicity inheritance without testing your parents (though we don’t know which parent is which).
FMH TOOL KIT
How do I keep track of my Family Medical History?
If possible, look at DEATH CERTIFICATES and FAMILY MEDICAL RECORDS. Collect information about your parents, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. How you make your request will depend on your provider's processes. You may be able to request your record through your provider's patient portal. You may have to fill out a form — called a health or medical record release form, or to request for access—send an email, or mail or fax a letter to your provider.
For more info click below on:
https://www.healthit.gov/how-to-get-your-health-record/get-it/#:~:text=How%20you%20make%20your%20request,a%20letter%20to%20your%20provider.
Family members share genes, habits, lifestyles, and surroundings.
These things can affect health and the risk for illness. Most people have a relative with a chronic disease or a health condition such as high cholesterol. If you have a close family member with a chronic disease, you may be more likely to get that disease.
BE INFORMED!
How far back should I go for family medical history?
The CDC recommends taking a family health history that includes at least three generations. You should include your grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins on both sides of your family. If you have children, include them, too.
MAKE SURE TO RECORD THIS INFO!
What if I don't know my family's medical history?
If you have your birth parents' names, public records such as birth or death certificates may give you more insight into your family's background. Also ask your adoptive parents or the adoption agency whether they have any information that could give you more information about YOUR family medical history.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!
Your family health history plays an important role in your health.
Download FREE copies of our family health history toolkit to share with your family, friends, and colleagues. Take this important step for YOUR health.
DO IT NOW!
If possible, look at DEATH CERTIFICATES and FAMILY MEDICAL RECORDS. Collect information about your parents, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. How you make your request will depend on your provider's processes. You may be able to request your record through your provider's patient portal. You may have to fill out a form — called a health or medical record release form, or to request for access—send an email, or mail or fax a letter to your provider.
For more info click below on:
https://www.healthit.gov/how-to-get-your-health-record/get-it/#:~:text=How%20you%20make%20your%20request,a%20letter%20to%20your%20provider.
Family members share genes, habits, lifestyles, and surroundings.
These things can affect health and the risk for illness. Most people have a relative with a chronic disease or a health condition such as high cholesterol. If you have a close family member with a chronic disease, you may be more likely to get that disease.
BE INFORMED!
How far back should I go for family medical history?
The CDC recommends taking a family health history that includes at least three generations. You should include your grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins on both sides of your family. If you have children, include them, too.
MAKE SURE TO RECORD THIS INFO!
What if I don't know my family's medical history?
If you have your birth parents' names, public records such as birth or death certificates may give you more insight into your family's background. Also ask your adoptive parents or the adoption agency whether they have any information that could give you more information about YOUR family medical history.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!
Your family health history plays an important role in your health.
Download FREE copies of our family health history toolkit to share with your family, friends, and colleagues. Take this important step for YOUR health.
DO IT NOW!
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