About

Our Work

We are convinced the medical community is not doing enough to educate the public about the issue of genetic testing; the public's need for this information is why my family and friends have formed “CheckYourGenes.org”.

Our mission is to take this message directly to the public and physicians: genetic testing is necessary if an individual has a significant family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer.

Our current plan is to partner with hospitals, their genetic counselors and marketing departments to develop television, radio and print advertising and use our donations to assist in purchasing these media outlets to accomplish our mission.

We are in the process of developing our first Public Service Announcement in collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Marketing group and their genetic counselors in The Hereditary Cancer Program, Division of Human Genetics.  We will continue pursuing other ways to expand our educational and marketing efforts across the country.

The public needs this information to make informed decisions about their health care.  Seek a genetic counselor for a risk assessment if you feel you are at risk, due to your family history.  

CheckYourGenes.org is a donor advised fund with the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.  The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is a 501(c)(3) public charity and CheckYourGenes.org has been added to the list of funds that can receive tax-deductible donations.   Please make sure you reference the CheckYourGenes.org fund when donating to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.