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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 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 Services Bilingual Information Specialists are available from 9 – 5 EST and via 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) (English/Spanish)

HHS Office of Minority Health Resource 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 to the Knowledge Center

Knowledge Center Program Services

Free Online Access To Digital Archives on Minority Health 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

Statistical Profiles

AI/AN Health Research Advisory Council

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Knowledge Center Online Catalog

Office of Minority Health Resource Center Knowledge Center Contact Information: Website: Phone: (800) Faye Williams, Knowledge Center Manager