New Resources Available in the OMH Knowledge Center Online Catalog!

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OMH Knowledge Center Acquisitions: January 2024

The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) maintains an extensive collection of documents and journal articles specifically related to minority health. The OMH online library catalog provides access to the nation’s largest repository of information dedicated to the health of minority populations within the United States and its territories. The collection includes more than 75,000 articles, documents, books, journals, audiovisual materials, and organizations related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. Visit the online library catalog to learn more.

Knowledge center

This month, the OMH Knowledge Center added 349 resources to the online library catalog. Topics include:


Featured Acquisitions

The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Coverage and Access in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States

A new paper, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Coverage and Access in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States,” in Geospatial Health describes spatiotemporal changes (i.e. patterns occurring within a given area during a set amount of time) in health insurance coverage, healthcare access, and reasons for non-insurance among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using four national survey datasets.

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Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity

A new brief from the Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), titled “Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity, 2015-2019,” describes findings from an analysis of National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to assess whether and how rates of substance use and substance use disorder (SUD) among adults ages 18 and older differ by race and ethnicity. 

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