Epidemiological methods can facilitate gene discovery and characterize how genes are distributed in populations, and how gene-environment interactions influence health outcomes.   This will allow the field to evaluate the use of genetic information in treatment and prevention programs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Work Group has developed a number of resources to aid researchers. The Disease Literature Review summarizes a number of genetic epidemiology articles and provides links to websites for further information. The Disease Database delineates prevalence and incidence information, and provides gene-disease associations and available gene test information for common diseases. Genomics in Public Health References provides additional information and links.  The March 2005 Genomics and Epidemiology Symposium started a dialogue among participants on expanding research in North Carolina in the field of Population Genomics.   The NC Task Force on Genomics and Public Health would like to continue this conversation with the creation of a BLOG site.   We invite researchers in the field of genetics and epidemiology to share ideas.

                                                                http://ncgenomics.blogspot.com/