There are two ways to load health information into My Family Health Portrait:

  1. A Family Health History (FHH) file previously saved from this site
  2. Health information from the Microsoft HealthVault

Loading a Family Health History File

You can load a Family History File saved from the My Family Health Portrait site, and once it is loaded, add more information to the health history. The file will be named FamilyHistory.xml or name_FamilyHistory.xml (name is who saved the file). You can load the file from your computer, a portable drive, or a storage service (Google or Dropbox).

NOTE: When you save sensitive health information with a third-party system like Google or Dropbox, please review the third-party’s terms of use and privacy policy to ensure that your information is secure.

The following table describes how to load a Family Health History file. You can only load files originally created with My Family Health Portrait with the extension XML.

If the file is on… Follow these instructions to load the XML file…
A computer To Load Your Family Health History from a File
  1. Click Browse.
  2. The File Upload screen displays.
  3. Find and select the .XML file.
  4. Click Open/OK.
  5. The XML file is loaded, and you can update My Family Health Portrait.
A portable storage device, such as a USB drive To Load Your Family Health History from a File
  1. Make sure the portable storage device is properly connected first.
  2. Click Browse.
  3. The File Upload screen displays.
  4. Locate the device in the file selection box.
  5. Find and select the .XML file.
  6. Click Open/OK.
  7. The XML file is loaded, and you can update My Family Health Portrait.
Google Drive To Load Your Family Health History from Google Drive
  1. Click Load from Google Drive.
  2. Log into your Google account.
  3. The XML file is loaded into My Family Health Portrait.
Dropbox To Load Your Family Health History from Dropbox
  1. Click Load from Dropbox.
  2. Log into your Dropbox account.
  3. Follow the instructions to load the file.
  4. The XML file is loaded, and you can update My Family Health Portrait.

Loading Health Information from Microsoft HealthVault

Microsoft HealthVault lets you gather, store, and share health information online. You can choose to copy your family history information from your HealthVault account into your My Family Health Portrait.

NOTE: If you do not have a HealthVault account, you can create one when you save a Family Health History on this site, or you can visit Microsoft’s HealthVault Signup.

To Load Your Personal Information from Microsoft's Health Vault

  1. Click Load from Microsoft’s HealthVault.
  2. The My Family Health Portrait connects with HealthVault.
  3. Log into your HealthVault account.
  4. Follow the instructions to copy the file.
  5. The XML file is loaded, and you can update My Family Health Portrait.