The National Institutes of Health Precision Medicine Initiative will launch in early June, according to Medscape.
Here are five takeaways:
1. The initiative dons the name, "All of Us Research Program," and will gather data on one million people, including lifestyle, environment and biology information.
2. The goal of the program is to increase research and improve health.
3. Experts emphasize this project will only prove successful if they can engage underserved populations. Otherwise, the program will yield majority findings and apply them to minority populations.
4. Many genomic studies fail to collect data from minorities, which means researchers do not understand the genetic factors and social issues present in minority populations.
5. Developers are assessing health survey literacy levels right now in various populations. Once this step is complete, the program will connect genomics information, wearable sensor data and imaging data.