All of Us Researcher Workbench: Introduction

The All of Us Research Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, is a historic effort to collect and study data from a diverse cohort of one million or more participants living in the United States.

Researchers can interact with All of Us data through the Research Hub. There are currently three tiers of data: the Public Tier, the Registered Tier and the Controlled Tier.

Public data is available through Data Snapshots and the Data Browser.. The Data Browser contains summary and aggregate data. This tier is available regardless of registration status.

The Registered Tier data contain individual level data from EHRs, wearables, and surveys, as well as physical measurements taken at the time of participant enrollment

The Controlled Tier data include the data in the Registered Tier data and genomic data in the form of whole genome sequencing (WGS) and genotyping arrays, previously suppressed demographic data fields from EHRs and surveys, and unshifted dates of events.

Both the Registered Tier and Controlled Tier data is available through the Researcher Workbench. More information about the Research Workbench can be found at AOU's website. In this guide, we will review how to sign up for an account and get started with the Workbench.

If you are just wondering whether you should participate this program, you can find what others have done with the All of Us program from the Research Projects Directory, All of Us Publications, or Spotlights. Here is a list of projects that you might be interested in: 

• Trajectories of Cardiovascular Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
• COPE survey sheds light on the pandemic’s effects on physical and mental health
• Exploration of the Mental Health of the College Aged Population

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