OMH Knowledge Center

March 2024 Acquisitions List

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 and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Visit the online library catalog to learn more.

This month, the OMH Knowledge Center added 247 resources to the online catalog. Topics include: How physical activity impacts minority health. Disparities in COVID-19-related mortality rates. Community-engagement research methods in minority communities.

Featured Acquisitions

Kidney Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: 2024 Reading List

OMH Knowledge Center librarians prepared this brief bibliography, titled “Kidney Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: 2024 Reading List,” in recognition of National Kidney Month. It focuses on kidney health, kidney disease, and kidney transplants in racial and ethnic minority populations. It includes links to fact sheets and health materials for consumers, reports for health care providers and other professionals, and journal articles.

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Intersectional Race and Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access in the United States: A Scoping Review

This new journal article published in BMC Nephrology, titled “Intersectional Race and Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplant Access in the United States: A Scoping Review,” reviewed more than 30 years of existing literature to assess potential impacts of race and gender on access to kidney transplants. The authors found that white men have the greatest access to kidney transplants, while racial or ethnic minority women tend to have the lowest access and called for more research on how racism and sexism play into inequities in kidney transplant access.

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