Since first airing in 1981, Family Health® has grown to encompass a network of 225 radio stations and reaches 11 million listeners daily in the United States. In addition, the series is heard worldwide on the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network. Radio stations receive the programs monthly, free of charge, on a compact disc.

The host of Family Health® is Harold C. Thompson III, D.O., an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Thompson, is a graduate of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, and previously practiced as a family physician in Nelsonville, Ohio. He also has served as the director of OU-COM's Center of Excellence in Multicultural Medicine.

The series is a service of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Telecommunications Center at Ohio University. Utilizing the Center's facilities, the programs are recorded, edited, and mastered by producer Don Bilski. Carl J. Denbow, Ph.D., OU-COM director of communication, is the project director for the series.

Production and distribution are funded in part with support from the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, the Brentwood Foundation, the Ohio Osteopathic Foundation, the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, and The Ohio Chapter of American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.