A resolution expressing support for the recognition of October 2025 as "World Menopause Awareness Month," and expressing the sense of the Senate regarding global awareness and access to care during the menopausal transition and post-menopause.
Impact
This resolution seeks to encourage the inclusion of training on menopause within pre-service curricula for healthcare workers to ensure they can adequately support women experiencing menopause. It recognizes that many women enter menopause with minimal guidance about the expected changes, symptoms, and available treatments. Emphasizing the need for better access to information, the resolution also calls on various government secretaries to provide resources and promote research in this area, thereby improving women’s health outcomes during menopause.
Summary
SR480 is a resolution that expresses support for the designation of October 2025 as 'World Menopause Awareness Month.' It aims to raise awareness of menopause and the challenges faced by women during this transition, including access to care and effective treatments. The bill highlights that menopause can significantly impact not only individual women but also their productivity and the economy, with data indicating substantial losses due to menopause-related challenges in the workforce. The resolution underlines the urgency of improving the awareness and knowledge of menopausal symptoms and treatment options amongst healthcare providers and the public.
Contention
While the resolution is generally supportive of women's health initiatives, it may spark discussions about the healthcare system's responsiveness to women's health issues, particularly menopause, which have historically been overlooked. Advocates for women's health may push for more substantial legislative actions or funding for menopause research and education, while opponents might argue about the need for a more comprehensive approach to healthcare reporting that goes beyond recognition months.
Designates October of each year as "Menopause Awareness Month" October 11 of each year as "Perimenopause Day," and October 18 of each year as "Postmenopause Day" in New Jersey.
Designates October of each year as "Menopause Awareness Month," October 11 of each year as "Perimenopause Day," and October 18 of each year as "Postmenopause Day" in New Jersey.
Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act; establishes a menopause education program; establishes course work or training in menopausal health; directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on the impact of menopause on the workforce.
Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act; establishes a menopause education program; establishes course work or training in menopausal health; directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on the impact of menopause on the workforce.
Pertaining to women’s health at midlife and public, medical and workplace awareness of the transitional stage of menopause and related chronic conditions
Designates October of each year as "Menopause Awareness Month" October 11 of each year as "Perimenopause Day," and October 18 of each year as "Postmenopause Day" in New Jersey.
Establishes interagency council on menopause in DOH and requires certain lincensed health care professionals to distribute menopause informational pamphlets under certain circumstances.
Designates October of each year as "Menopause Awareness Month," October 11 of each year as "Perimenopause Day," and October 18 of each year as "Postmenopause Day" in New Jersey.
Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act; establishes a menopause education program; establishes course work or training in menopausal health; directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on the impact of menopause on the workforce.
Enacts the menopause awareness improvement act; establishes a menopause education program; establishes course work or training in menopausal health; directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on the impact of menopause on the workforce.