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OMH Knowledge Center Acquisitions: June 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 one of the nation’s largest repositories 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 catalogued organizations related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. Visit the online library catalog to learn more.
This month, the OMH Knowledge Center added 430 resources to the online library catalog. Topics include:
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This recent article published in the Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, titled “Assessing the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on HIV Care Engagement in the Southern United States: A Cross-Sectional Study,” assesses how different variables related to social determinants of health affect patients’ engagement in HIV care (measured by a patient’s adherence to their care regimens during difficult times and their self-reported level of trust and communication with their care providers), using data from programs in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. The analysis shows lower HIV care engagement associated with unmet needs, underinsurance or lack of insurance, and lack of social integration.
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This recent article published in the Journal of Correctional Health Care, titled “Traumatic Life Events and Stressors: Associations with Substance Use Problems of Men Under Community Supervision,” looks at the relationship between traumatic life events, current stressors, and substance use problems of formerly incarcerated men under community supervision. The study finds that these men’s substance use problems are significantly associated with traumatic life events, mental illness symptoms such as depression and anxiety, and a partner’s substance use problems. The authors suggest that future research should focus on how the stress of structural racism contributes to substance use problems in racial and ethnic minority men living under community supervision.
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