PLEASE SHARE!! & spots are limited, so PLEASE register ASAP, but only: 1. if you have type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic AND 2. if you're actually gonna show up

something i've been working on for months goes live next week-- Our #DiabetesInColor series features artist activations focused on creative activities that support people living w/or at risk for #Type2Diabetes in DC join us on 3/21 @ Max Robinson Center, 11am-12pm bit.ly/afhdiabetesincolor

Happy Holidays!!! ✨ We will be back in the new year with "Word of the Week Wednesdays". In the meantime, find joy this holiday season! Spend time with your family. And remember, chosen family is healing. Cherish your village. 💚🎄💙

Hi new followers, we are glad you’re here!! To learn more about our Founder, you can read the article below 💙💚✨

Week 12 brings us to “genes” and how they influence our family health. Thank you for watching! While we build our app, please signup for the waitlist at genehouse.co and find our dictionary at dictionary.genehouse.co 💙💚

We took a break last week but Week 11 brings us to “hypertension”, just in time for Thanksgiving! Thank you for watching! While we build our app, please signup for the waitlist at GeneHouse.co 💙💚 Teamwork makes the gene work!

(Hey yall, we have officially implemented the beta testing phase with @genehouse.co and I’m ecstatic)

We are on our way!!! 💙💚

A new prostate cancer PSA for Black men, featuring James Pickens, Jr., aka Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Richard Webber. Shoutout to Shonda Rimes!

it might sound silly, but what I love about the graphic in this post is that it accurately depicts the right-handed twist of dsDNA as well as the major and minor grooves when it comes to something so fundamental and so important, it's urgent and necessary to get the details right no room for slop

Hey yall, thank you so much for donating so far!!! I am asking if you can please continue to share and donate. I’ve made it to 42% and I’m so grateful for the progress! A reminder, this will help me get my dad’s remains, get caught up on rent and help maintain utilities. Thank you 💙

Thank you for watching! Tune in next week for your dose of Black health education. While we build our app, please signup for the waitlist at genehouse.co and find our dictionary at dictionary.genehouse.co. Teamwork makes the gene work! 💙💚 (2/2)

The Week 7 Word of the Week: “Breast Cancer, aka 1 of the ‘Big Cs’” The vids for the cancer portion of our series are a little longer so sure you watch both parts!! 💙💚 (1/2)

The Week 6 Word of the Week: “Pancreatic Cancer, aka 1 of the ‘Big Cs’” Make sure you watch both parts!! Today’s was kinda long but we wanted to get as much info in as we could 💙 (1/2)

Black health educators save lives. 💙

Hi new followers, we are glad you’re here!! To learn more about our Founder, you can read the article below 💙💚✨

🗣️VIRGINIA!!! A positive TB case has been confirmed within Rockingham County Schools. This case was active in the past and is *not* actively spreading. BUT they are still doing contact tracing to see if anyone has a latent infection (which means they have TB in their bodies but it’s basically sleep)

T1D doll here. Thank you for sharing the information. To this day there are so many misconceptions about diabetes(all types).

Therapy, state specific assistance with gathering records and finding biological family, assistance w/ navigating genetic testing for health, support groups, and a section with adoptees sharing their stories. Nobody thinks of us. So I will. 🥚 (3/3)

There is an entire section being built within @genehouse.co specifically for adoptees. The first question we ask is whether somebody is adopted or not. And if they are, they enter a whole different section of the app catered to US. 🥚 (2/3)

Week 2 brings us something sweet. Today we discuss sugar, diabetes and how the two are related. Do you know anyone in your family who has diabetes or “sugar?” Thank you for watching!! Follow us for your weekly dose of Black health education! And remember, teamwork makes the gene work!

Great explainer on the difference between Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes.

This is a cute way to explain it in everyday terms

Week 2 brings us something sweet. Today we discuss sugar, diabetes and how the two are related. Do you know anyone in your family who has diabetes or “sugar?” Thank you for watching!! Follow us for your weekly dose of Black health education! And remember, teamwork makes the gene work!

The first word is: LEGACY. Press play to learn more about how our health is a huge part of legacy that we often forget ✨

Welcome to WORD OF THE WEEK WEDNESDAY! Each week our founder, @javeauriel.bsky.social will break down words and phrases familiar to the Black community, such as “sugar-diabetes”. Our “Things We Say” dictionary can be found at dictionary.genehouse.co. Welcome!!!

Hi! The choice to use the term, “Black”, is intentional and will *always* be used in ALL GeneHouse content. Hope this helps!!!

Let me know in the comments if you would tune in for something like a 60 second Black health word of the week! And anything else! You can find our dictionary at dictionary.genehouse.co 💙💚

🗣️🗣️🗣️ THE DICTIONARY IS HERE!! The digital version of “Things We Say” is now live!! The goal is to give Black people more tools to communicate in health spaces and advocate for ourselves. Visit dictionary.genehouse.co 💚💙 Sign-up at genehouse.co for the family health history app updates!

🗣️🗣️ Dictionary Preview!!! (We are still revising some of the definitions so they are easy to understand. So don’t read *too* closely lol) 🗣️ dictionary.genehouse.co is live tomorrow 💚💙✨

🗣️🗣️🗣️ Hey everyone!! Our digital household clinical dictionary will be releasing on Wednesday at dictionary.genehouse.co and we are excited!! We are also working on a print version and we hope that with community support we will be able to get that out sooner than later. Pls watch and share!

Putting the finishing touches on the digital version of the @genehouseco.bsky.social Household-Clinical Dictionary ☺️ I am ECSTATIC.

GeneHouse would be running TODAY. (But while we secure our funding, yall pls signup up at genehouse.co for the waitlist! These signups help us get going sooner!!!) And follow @genehouseco.bsky.social 💙💚

Happy Juneteenth to our Black Americans! And a special shoutout to Black TEXANS for sharing this holiday with the rest of us!! Today, we encourage you to continue preserving our history in this country by sharing stories of our existence with each other. We are proud people. And we should be. 💙

Exactly this. My app will give us a way to upload family health history via voice recordings. My goal is to capture the nuances in our history and improve care. Yall know Black ppl love to tell a story lol. Yall sign-up for the waitlist at genehouse.co!! And follow @genehouseco.bsky.social

Anything related to Black families and genetics/family health history, please let us know!!

We are so excited!!! Sign up at genehouse.co 💚💙

Hey yall! I asked this when we were on Twitter but: What are some household names y'all know for illnesses? For example, folks refer to diabetes as "sugar". If you answer, pls clarify what the nicknames are for. And your location. Got something in the works with @genehouseco.bsky.social 💙💚

My Alma Mater published an article *about me*. And I’m VERY proud! I’ll post the link and say more later but here are two excerpts:

Storytelling is a huge aspect of the Black community. At GeneHouse, we use narrative medicine techniques to bring a voice to our family health history narratives. With the trust of the community, we hope to implement precision health and literally save lives. Join us on this journey! 💚💙 (5/5)

Along with the clinical recommendations, users will also have access to content that focuses on Black health and Black families. Things like teaching family members to associate hearing “I have sugar” with a diabetes diagnosis. Or “bad nerves” with anxiety. Or preventative care guidelines. (3/5)

Users can record/write their family health history and our team of genetic counselors will provide a risk assessment and recommendations for clinical care. We will also be insurance eligible and have options for ppl without insurance. (2/5)

Greetings Bluesky family!! 💙💚 Founded by @javeauriel.bsky.social, GeneHouse is a mobile app for people to upload their family health history via open voice/txt. We are steadily approaching beta and currently seeking funding! Follow to stay in the loop! #BlackSky #AddtoBlackSky (1/5)

I see the news about 23andMe and it just reaffirms my purpose to build a place that Black ppl can TRUST with their family health history. We been steadily building for years but @genehouseco.bsky.social is on the way yall. I promise. 💙💚

🗣️🗣️🗣️ ask your elders the tough questions about the health history of the family. And RECORD! Write it down. Save voice notes. Draw pictures. Keep a record however you can. (And if you need help with this, we are here!!)

🧬 #genesky #genetics

Greetings Bluesky family!! 💙💚 Founded by @javeauriel.bsky.social, GeneHouse is a mobile app for people to upload their family health history via open voice/txt. We are steadily approaching beta and currently seeking funding! Follow to stay in the loop! #BlackSky #AddtoBlackSky (1/5)