OMH Knowledge Center Acquisitions: November 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 80,000 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 445 resources to the online library catalog.

Topics include:

• Culturally tailored programs related to substance and alcohol use disorders in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
• The relationship between intimate partner violence and mental health.
• COVID-19 vaccine access and utilization across racial and ethnic minority populations.

Featured Acquisition

Serving Farmworker Patients Who Speak Indigenous Languages: A Guide for Health Care Practitioners

This user-friendly pamphlet from Farmworker Justice, in collaboration with the Rural Women’s Health Project (RWHP) and Language Access Florida, provides information for health care providers serving farmworker patients who speak indigenous languages. It includes best practices for working with interpreters and perspectives from patients who speak indigenous languages.

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