April is National Minority Health Month
April 1, 2025
National Minority Health Month, observed every April, aims to raise awareness about the health disparities affecting minority populations and promote the importance of achieving health equity. Minorities can see a variety of problems in the health environment, including lack of inclusion in health studies and medical trials. Treatments and diagnostic tools may not be as effective, and doctors may not be as informed on minority health needs as they should be.
The Lackawanna County Library System aims to provide health literacy support for everyone. Resources like GALE Health and Wellness cover a variety of health topics, including the medical needs of different groups. Health and Wellness includes full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.
Library Resources
We’ll Fight It Out Here: A history of the ongoing struggle for health equity by David Chanoff and Louis W. Sullivan
Just Medicine: a cure for racial inequality in American health care by Dayna Bowen Matthew
The Emergency: a year of healing and heartbreak in a Chicago ER by Thomas Fisher
But what will people say?: navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between cultures by Sahaj Kaur Kohli
Additional Resources
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/resources/health-info.html
National Institute of Health. (July 30, 2023). Kareem Abdul Jabbar Speaks out about heart health. Medline Plus Magazine.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NIH Research Matters. (May 19, 2020).Asthma medicine may not be one size fits all. Medline Plus Magazine.
