Hope this is not Off Topic: Is there a form that notes health concerns that may be hereditary? This seems like a good thing to take or send to our relatives. At the very least it can prepare family members for possible future problems. If there is such a document, does it include a method for detecting when a generation is skipped? Thanks for your replies, Dave Witthans

There's a good genealogy lesson at http://www.genealogy.com/202/lesson2/course2_01.html and an example of a genogram is in the lesson and very interesting. I don't know that any genealogy programs take medical history into account beyond note entries, but it sticks in my mind that there was a program at some time in the past that did handle such information. I think classic medical histories have been pushed into the background by a rush toward dna. Pfizer has a health tree, I didn't try to set it up. http://www.generationalhealth.com/ Elaine Take nothing but ancestors, leave nothing but records. Hello Dave On Wednesday, July 12, 2006, you wrote > > Hope this is not Off Topic: > > Is there a form that notes health concerns that may be hereditary? > > This seems like a good thing to take or send to our relatives. > > At the very least it can prepare family members > for possible future problems. > > If there is such a document, does it include a > method for detecting when a generation is skipped? > > Thanks for your replies, Dave Witthans

Elaine - Thank you! I like the Pfizer site. It covers 3 generations with info about diseases and cause of death for each person. Just some of the major diseases (11) can be checked, but there are 3 options to add those unlisted. So when you display your tree you can see who had what and from what, and age, they passed away. http://www.generationalhealth.com/ The Genogram example at the other site does not look nearly as good as Pfizer's. Dave Witthans P.S. This is another example for using a program to snapshot any part of the screen. I mentioned this in an OT in January. ----- Original Message ----- From: ETM To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [IL-CHICAGO] Form for Relatives documenting health history? There's a good genealogy lesson at http://www.genealogy.com/202/lesson2/course2_01.html and an example of a genogram is in the lesson and very interesting. I don't know that any genealogy programs take medical history into account beyond note entries, but it sticks in my mind that there was a program at some time in the past that did handle such information. I think classic medical histories have been pushed into the background by a rush toward dna. Pfizer has a health tree, I didn't try to set it up. http://www.generationalhealth.com/ Elaine Take nothing but ancestors, leave nothing but records. Hello Dave On Wednesday, July 12, 2006, you wrote > > Hope this is not Off Topic: > > Is there a form that notes health concerns that may be hereditary? > > This seems like a good thing to take or send to our relatives. > > At the very least it can prepare family members > for possible future problems. > > If there is such a document, does it include a > method for detecting when a generation is skipped? > > Thanks for your replies, Dave Witthans

Hi Elaine & Dave - One program I've read about is Genopro http://www.genopro.com/genogram/ Take a look at this page of the surgeon general http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ There is a link there for My Family Health Portrait you can use it on line or download it or print out a hard copy. Maybe you could send that form around to the relatives. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "ETM" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IL-CHICAGO] Form for Relatives documenting health history? > There's a good genealogy lesson at > > http://www.genealogy.com/202/lesson2/course2_01.html > > and an example of a genogram is in the lesson and > very interesting. > > I don't know that any genealogy programs take > medical history into account beyond note entries, > but it sticks in my mind that there was a program > at some time in the past that did handle such > information. I think classic medical histories > have been pushed into the background by a rush > toward dna. > > Pfizer has a health tree, I didn't try to set it > up. > > http://www.generationalhealth.com/ > > Elaine > > Take nothing but ancestors, leave nothing but > records. > > Hello Dave > > On Wednesday, July 12, 2006, you wrote > > > > > Hope this is not Off Topic: > > > > Is there a form that notes health concerns that may be hereditary? > > > > This seems like a good thing to take or send to our relatives. > > > > At the very least it can prepare family members > > for possible future problems. > > > > If there is such a document, does it include a > > method for detecting when a generation is skipped? > > > > Thanks for your replies, Dave Witthans >