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HHS Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Information Resources for American Indian/Alaska Native Populations
Faye Williams, Knowledge Center Manager
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Mission of the Office of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health was created in 1986. It was one of the most significant outcomes of release of the 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (The Heckler Report).
The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) was established in 1987 by the new Office of Minority Health as one of its initial efforts to respond to recommendations of the Heckler Report.
First authorized by statute in 1990, it was most recently reauthorized along with the OMH by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (42 USC 300u-6). It is the nation's largest repository of information on health disparities issues.
OMHRC Supports the OMH Mission
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and
protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through
the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate
health disparities.
OMH Resources and Products
Information ServicesBilingual Information Specialists are available from 9 – 5 EST and via email to provide:
Customized responses to inquiries on all minority health issues
Free mailing of print materials in limited quantities
Customized funding searches – scholarships and grants
Clients include CBOs, state and local health departments, individuals and congressional offices
(800) 444-6472 (English/Spanish)[email protected]
HHS Office of Minority HealthResource Center & Database – Materials in More Than 40
Languages
Exhibits and Outreach
Capacity Building Team
Capacity Building Team continued
Guam – Education Resource Center
The OMH Knowledge Center Collection
The Knowledge Center at the Office of Minority Health Resource Center is the nation’s largest dedicated repository of health disparities information
Library collection of over 50,000 records currently includes:• 10,000 Books, documents and audiovisuals• 38,000 Indexed journal articles• 2,500 National & community organization records • Consumer brochures in 40 different languages• Resources historically used by scholars, writers, students,
filmmakers, federal staff, grantees, members of Congress, healthcare professionals, and private citizens
Public access points:• OMH website – Search the online catalog• Visitors – Open to the public by appointment only• Phone or email to the Knowledge Center
Knowledge Center Program Services
Free Online Access To Digital Archives on Minority Health
http://archive.org/details/minorityhealth
• Digitization & scanning project • Public documents sent to the Library of Congress FedScan service• Since April 2011, over 570 documents have been added to this unique online
collection on the Internet Archive • These documents have been downloaded over 60,000 times by the public• Collection includes consumer health materials• “The Heckler Report”, by the Task Force on
Black and Minority Health (1985), has been downloaded over 2,000 times
Online and Print Holdings
Statistical Profiles
AI/AN Health Research Advisory Council
Stay Connected with Social Media
Twitter https://twitter.com/minorityhealth
YouTube Webinars https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficeMinorityHealth
Widgets http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/content.aspx?ID=10205
OMH Blog http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/BLOG/
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/65432413@N05/
Sign up for Email Updates https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USOPHSOMH/subscriber/new
Sign up for New Acquisitions List https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USOPHSOMH/subscriber/new
Knowledge Center Online Catalog
• http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/opac
Office of Minority Health Resource Center Knowledge Center
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/opac
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (800) 444-6472
Faye Williams, Knowledge Center Manager