JScreen Genetic Screening Awareness Week Feb. 4-10

JScreen, a national non-profit public health initiative dedicated to preventing genetic diseases, announces the fifth annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week (JGSAW), which takes place from Feb. 4-10.

Initiated in 2020 with organizational partners across the nation, JGSAW serves to educate the community about the importance of screening for genetic diseases and to raise awareness about testing resources. The goal of JGSAW is to help ensure the health of individuals and their future families through education and genetic testing.

Now in its 11th year, JScreen makes genetic testing simple, accessible, and affordable with its easy-to-use at-home saliva kits. Many people are familiar with JScreen’s reproductive testing that gives prospective parents a deep understanding of their risk of having a child with a genetic disease. If a couple’s risk is elevated, genetic counselors privately address their results by phone or video teleconference and provide options to help them plan for the health of their future children.

JScreen’s cancer genetic test is a newer addition and alerts a person to their risk for hereditary cancer so they can be proactive about their own health. By providing convenient at-home access to cutting-edge genetic testing technology, patient education and genetic counseling services, JScreen strives to prevent devastating genetic diseases and ensure a healthy future for all.

People can learn more and register for testing at www.jscreen.org.