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Welcome to the All of Us Research Program Alabama Retention Pilot!
We are excited to have you on our team. Use this site to learn more about the Research Program, meet other team members, and complete training modules. We highly encourage you to check in here with this site regularly, as information will be continuously updated.
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On December 6-8, our plan is to head towards DeKalb County. We're excited to join our East Central AL team! Full MCRU schedule coming soon.
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What is All of Us Research Program?
The All of Us Research Program is a large research program. The goal is to help researchers understand more about why people get sick or stay healthy.
We hope that more than one million people will join the All of Us Research Program. People who join will give us information about their health, habits, what it’s like where they live, and if they will want information about their DNA. By looking for patterns in this information, researchers may learn more about what affects people’s health.
The All of Us Research Program will last for 10 years or more. This will allow researchers to study health over time.
If you decide to join the All of Us Research Program, you will be contributing to an effort to improve the health of generations to come. You also may learn about your own health.
It’s free to participate!
Join Now and Complete the Training Modules
How do I sign up for All of Us?
Create an Account
If you decide to join the All of Us Research Program, the first step is to create an account. You can do this by visiting JoinAllofUs.org or by going to one of our partner centers. You’ll need to provide your name and email address or mobile phone number to enroll.
Give your Consent
Once you’ve created your account, you will be asked to give your consent. This includes reviewing a series of videos, which will provide more detailed information about the program. These describe all the types of information you may be asked to give. Once you feel comfortable that you know what to expect, and if you are ready to give your consent, you’ll electronically sign the consent form. You can do all of this from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, or at a partner center.
Agree to Share Your Electronic Health Record (EHR)
As part of the consent process, we will also ask you to agree to share your electronic health record (EHR). Sharing your EHR is your choice. If you decide not to share your EHR, you can still participate by answering health surveys. But you will not be asked to take part in some other aspects of the program
Complete the consent to get the DNA Results
Your DNA results could include information about your ancestry (which is where your family comes from), your genetic traits, whether you have an increased risk for getting certain health conditions, and how your body might react to certain medications. You may want to know this information or you may not.
Answer Health Surveys
You will be asked to answer several health surveys. These are available on the Participant Portal. You can answer the surveys at your convenience using your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Your name will never be on these. Your answers will help build the All of Us Research Program database. Approved researchers can access this database to conduct their studies.
Have Your Measurements Taken
You may be invited to visit one of our partner centers to have your physical measurements taken (height, weight, blood pressure, etc.) and provide blood and urine samples. You will be able to choose the partner location most convenient for you.
