{"id":6535,"date":"2025-10-16T19:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/?page_id=6535"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:11:06","slug":"the-launch-of-the-initiative-breaking-the-silence-on-menopause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/the-launch-of-the-initiative-breaking-the-silence-on-menopause\/","title":{"rendered":"The Launch of the Initiative: Breaking the Silence on Menopause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2025\/06\/5OS_0684-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"1695\" width=\"2560\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1695;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2025\/06\/5OS_0684-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"1695\" width=\"2560\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t<p><sup>Photo taken of the event planning committee at the May 3rd Menopause event. Representatives from event partners: UConn&#8217;s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, The Aurora Foundation, and The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, &amp; Opportunity (CWCSEO).<\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-2.28.22\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"A picture of The M Factor documentary logo.\" height=\"732\" width=\"1301\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-06-06 at 2.28.22\u202fPM\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1301px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1301\/732;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-06-at-2.28.22\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"A picture of The M Factor documentary logo.\" height=\"732\" width=\"1301\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-06-06 at 2.28.22\u202fPM\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themfactorfilm.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here to Learn More and Access the Documentary\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>On May 3, 2025, over 100 attendees gathered at the Connecticut Legislative Office Building in downtown Hartford for a brunch that would spark a movement.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Health Disparities Institute and <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/cwcseo\/\">The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, &amp; Opportunity<\/a> (CWCSEO) and in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorafoundation.org\/\">Aurora Women and Girls Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmingtonvalleylinks.org\/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadUgOF28Lk6uIsakzyYoya7xFoR8qsp1rtIlQ7Ad6JQzttWt5PHXWviDTGPIA_aem_Gvw7-YeWOVxqHfRkOurx6Q\">Farmington Valley CT Chapter of The Links, Incorporated<\/a>, the event included a panel discussion and screening of <strong><em>The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause<\/em><\/strong>, a groundbreaking documentary that confronts the neglected crisis of menopause head-on. Medical experts shared their personal and professional experiences, while attendees shared stories, asked questions, and built a community of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>As one attendee put it, <em>&#8220;This is about more than hot flashes and brain fog; it&#8217;s about dignity, support, and rewriting the narrative of aging for our generations now, before us, and after us.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>&#8220;It is NOT all in our heads&#8230;menopause inequities need to be acknowledged, listened to, and not treated as a deficit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>Together, event organizers, panelists, and attendees identified a few strategies necessary to advance menopause equity in Connecticut. Health professionals and legislators need to recognize menopause as a health priority, address disparities in care, and create supportive workplace policies. They called for more research, better insurance coverage, and ongoing education-especially for communities that have been historically underserved.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this feature in <em>UConn Today<\/em> to learn more about the event<em>:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/05\/uconn-health-disparities-institute-is-breaking-the-silence-around-menopause\/\">&#8220;UConn Health Disparities Institute is Breaking the Silence Around Menopause&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo taken of the event planning committee at the May 3rd Menopause event. Representatives from event partners: UConn&#8217;s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP), Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health, The Aurora Foundation, and The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, &amp; Opportunity (CWCSEO). 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