Family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals often are called upon to work with groups that are seeking to create healthier communities. This article offers an expanded perspective on what it means to include a family focus in these discussions and it answers the question, How does a family perspective lead to different solutions for creating health? A well-established model of the family's role in health is described. The basic tenet underlying this model is that behaviors and attitudes learned in families of origin and then carried forward into our current families affect all aspects of one's health including how individuals and families interact with the formal healthcare system and how the healthcare system responds.