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EC Mod 4 Social Determinants of Health Issues in Genomic Medicine Questions

Question Description

weekly discussion

1- Genomic medicine

  • How are genetics, epigenetics and social determinants of health issues closely linked? Please explain.
  • Burke et al., (2010) provides six interventions about how genomic medicine can enhance public health. Please explain 2 out of the 6 interventions that can allow the two fields to create improved public health. See Fig below
  • Give an example of a genomic medicine that can enhance public health?

2- Epigenetics

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avWwfuJYnni

Please address the following questions in your discussion post:

  • How does epigenetics blur the line between the nature vs. nurture debate?
  • How does the nature vs. nurture argument apply to public health?
  • How does the comment, “you’re not only what you eat, but potentially what your mother ate, and possibly even what your grandparents ate” apply to epigenetics?
  • What is your reaction to the impact of epigenetics?

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