Shell, I have from the GMNJ 1965 a copy of Sussex co, ratables in 1774. I looking over it, HH is listed but what does this mean? 9c; shop; 1c Have a happy Thanksgiving, Sharon > [Original Message] > From: Michelle Chubenko <famhist@comcast.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/9/2004 8:49:17 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative > > Source URL: http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ > > U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative > Health care professionals have known for a long time that common > diseases - heart disease, cancer, and diabetes - and even rare diseases > - like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia - can run in > families. If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is > not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood pressure. > > Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents, and other > blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to which you > may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy. > > To help focus attention on the importance of family health history, U.S. > Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., in cooperation with > other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services > (HHS) has launched a national public health campaign, called the U.S. > Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, to encourage all American > families to learn more about their family health history. > > In addition to the Office of the Surgeon General, other HHS agencies > involved in this project include the National Human Genome Research > Institute (NHGRI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), > the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Health > Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). > > National Family History Day > > Surgeon General Carmona has declared Thanksgiving 2004 to be the first > annual National Family History Day. Thanksgiving is the traditional > start of the holiday season for most Americans. > > Whenever families gather, the Surgeon General encourages them to talk > about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their > family. Learning about their family's health history may help ensure a > longer future together. > > My Family Health Portrait > > Americans know that family history is important to health. A recent > survey found that 96 percent of Americans believe that knowing their > family history is important. Yet, the same survey found that only > one-third of Americans have ever tried to gather and write down their > family's health history. > > Because family health history is such a powerful screening tool, the > Surgeon General has created a new computerized tool to help make it fun > and easy for anyone to create a sophisticated portrait of their family's > health. > > This new tool, called "My Family Health Portrait" can be downloaded > [http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/download.html] for free and installed > on your own computer. > > The tool will help you organize your family tree and help you identify > common diseases that may run in your family. > > When you are finished, the tool will create and print out a graphical > representation of your family's generations and the health disorders > that may have moved from one generation to the next. That is a powerful > tool for predicting any illnesses for which you should be checked. > > For information on other activities of the Office of the Surgeon > General, please visit www.surgeongeneral.gov. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > -- > Michelle Tucker Chubenko > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx