National Institute of Health All of Us Research Program
The All of Us Research Program is inviting one million people across the U.S. to help build one of the most diverse health databases in history. We welcome participants from all backgrounds. Researchers will use the data to learn how our biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This could help them develop better treatments and ways to prevent different diseases.
Too often, health care is one size fits all. Treatments meant for the “average” patient may not work well for individual people. Health care providers may find it difficult to coordinate care among specialists or to access all of a patient’s health information. Researchers may spend lots of time and resources creating new databases for every study.
All of Us is working to improve health care through research. Unlike research studies that focus on one disease or group of people, All of Us is building a diverse database that can inform thousands of studies on a variety of health conditions.
This creates more opportunities to:
-Know the risk factors for certain diseases
-Figure out which treatments work best for people of different backgrounds
-Connect people with the right clinical studies for their needs
-Learn how technologies can help us take steps to be healthier
All of Us is powered by participants.
By joining the program:
-Help represent your community in important studies that may lead to new research findings, treatments, and cures.
-Learn about your own health, including risk factors that are specific to your family history or community.
-Learn about additional research opportunities, such as clinical trials, that may be relevant to you.
- a legacy for your children, your grandchildren, and future generations by supporting potential breakthroughs in areas such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dementia, depression, and chronic pain.
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