DREF: Building Health and Wellness for Everyone
DREF Research Matters: Creating Possibilities to Achieve Health and Wellness for All of Us Through Community and Researcher Engagement, Enrollment and Retention
This project helps the "All of Us" program gather health information from many people to speed up discoveries in personalized medicine.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Delta Research and Educational Foundation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Washington, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11319399 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project aims to help the "All of Us" program gather health information from a diverse group of people across the country. We will reach out to adults, especially parents of school-aged children, to explain how biomedical research and clinical trials can improve health for everyone. Our goal is to encourage people to join the "All of Us" program, contributing their health data to a large national dataset. This dataset will then be available for many different researchers to use, helping to advance precision medicine and improve health for all of us.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults, especially parents of school-aged children, who are interested in learning about and contributing to biomedical research.
Not a fit: Patients who are not interested in contributing their health data to a large research program may not directly benefit from this specific engagement effort.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this project will expand a vital national health dataset, leading to faster discoveries in personalized medicine that could benefit many people.
How similar studies have performed: The "All of Us" program is a large-scale, ongoing national initiative, and similar community engagement efforts have been crucial for its success in building a diverse participant base.
Where this research is happening
Washington, United States
- Delta Research and Educational Foundation — Washington, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Thomas, Cheryl Marie — Delta Research and Educational Foundation
- Study coordinator: Thomas, Cheryl Marie
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.