Welcome to the
Living Room Forum page
The Washington State Department of the Health is
conducting a series of Living Room Forums - facilitated
informal discussions among Washington residents about various
genetics issues that are being raised due to rapid advances in
genetics.
The goal of these forums is to better understand how
state residents view advances in medical genetics and the ethical
and societal issues they raise. This work is supported by the
Health Resources Services Administration, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act, Project #1 H46
MC00219-01).
A total of fifteen forums will be held around
Washington State, each hosted at the home of a volunteer host from
the community and attended by the host’s friends and neighbors.
For each forum, participants are given background information
about topics such as genetic discrimination, newborn screening or
equity of genetic services, a case scenario, and then will be
asked questions to get the dialogue started.
Forum participants
are encouraged to share their beliefs and are reminded that there
are no right or wrong answers – only opinions. The views and
information collected from the forums and web surveys will be
shared with researchers and state health planners around the
country.
You may also share your thoughts and opinions
with the Department of Health by clicking on the topic of your
choice. You’ll then be directed to the corresponding discussion
guide and online survey:
- Equity of Genetic Services
- Genetic Discrimination
- Newborn Screening
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