Framingham State University, Framingham, MassachusettsWIKIMEDIA COMMONS, DADEROT
There should be one day each year where we turn to face the small town of Framingham, Massachusetts, and join in a global standing ovation of thanks. Never heard of Framingham? Almost everything we know about heart disease and health risk factors has come from the very public contributions of the Framingham community.
The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) began in 1948, when more than 5,000 residents of the town were enrolled in a long-term public health study. In 1971, the FHS Offspring study was launched. In 2002, the third generation of Framingham residents and family members was enrolled. The studies are observational, meaning data is periodically collected and aggregated, but there is no intervention by the physicians. All subjects receive standard preventative health and wellness ...
