In 2002, the Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) started the Family History Public Health Initiative to increase awareness of family history as an important risk factor for common chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes and to promote programs aimed at reducing the burden of these diseases.
Link to resource:
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/famhistory/famhist.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/famhistory/famhist.htm