OMH Knowledge Center Acquisitions: September 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 410 resources to the online catalog.

Topics include:

• The structural drivers of obesity.
• Vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy in Hispanic/Latino populations.
• Disparities, risk factors, and interventions related to breast cancer.

Featured Acquisitions

Health Care Discrimination and Immigration Fears: Unpacking COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Latino Adults

This article published in the American Journal of Public Health uses survey data to explore the relationship between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, health care discrimination, and immigration-related fears among Latino adults. The results show a correlation between discriminatory health care experiences and vaccine hesitancy related to immigration fears. This underscores that discriminatory environments and policies can erode the Latino community’s trust in health care institutions and create a barrier to key preventive care measures such as vaccinations.

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Strategies to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare: An Evidence Map

This report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality examines strategies to address racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare. The authors use a literature review process to identify existing interventions to be considered for implementation by healthcare system leaders and policymakers, and to inform researchers and funding agencies of gaps in knowledge and research needs.

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The State of Mental Health in America: 2024 Edition

This annual report from Mental Health America provides recent, detailed statistics on mental health issues across the United States. It presents state-by-state rankings on mental illness and substance use disorder prevalence, mental health care access, and insurance coverage, and includes discussion of racial and ethnic disparities related to mental illness.

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