What is the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health?
The Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) is a developing resource for scientific research. The RPGEH is designed to help researchers study genetic and environmental influences on common health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, asthma, mental health disorders and many others. The goal of the program is to improve the health of Kaiser Permanente members and the general public through increased knowledge about the influence of genes and other factors on health, disease, and aging. The building blocks of the RPGEH are: – Genetic information from blood or saliva samples provided by RPGEH participants in Northern California; – Data collected from RPGEH participants through self-reported health surveys; – Historical and ongoing clinical data on RPGEH participants from the Kaiser Permanente electronic health record; and – New environmental databases that will allow researchers to study the health effects of environmental factors such as air pollution an
The Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) is an important new research project designed to identify genes and other factors that can lead to disease or affect how a person reacts to medications. The goal is to improve the health of Kaiser Permanente members and the general public through increased knowledge about the influence of genes and other factors on health.
