Perimenopause/Midlife Subspoke 
The Perimenopause/Midlife Subspoke is part of the Health Across the Lifespan Spoke in A Bolder Way Forward. Perimenopause and Menopause (aka midlife) are associated with physical, hormonal, and mental health changes that negatively impact women's lives and relationships with others. This stage of life can bring with it many undesired healthcare challenges and is a pivotal inflection point to address chronic health conditions that commonly affect women. The medical community is on its way to revolutionize midlife women's healthcare for all, starting here in Utah.
Subspoke Leaders
Camille Moreno
Medical Director, U of U
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Dr. Moreno focuses on midlife care involving perimenopause, menopause, hormone therapy, bone health, sexual dysfunction, and management of menopausal symptoms in high-risk breast cancer patients and survivors through the Midlife Women’s Health and Menopause Medicine program.
Britt Vanderhoof
Founder, The Midlife Chrysalis
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Britt Vanderhoof is a Nurse and Ayurvedic practitioner. She empowers women in midlife with evidence-informed diet and lifestyle habits to navigate perimenopause with ease.
Bold Vision & Goals
To make Utah a place where more girls and women can thrive, the Perimenopause/Midlife Subspoke leaders and partners have crafted the vision and goals below.
Vision: The Perimenopause/Menopause Sub Spoke seeks to Integrate conventional therapies, lifestyle, and integrative health therapies to menopausal care with access for all women.
Goals:
- Increase access to Perimenopause/Menopause (Midlife) Healthcare for women across the state of Utah. [Metric Dashboard]
- Increase the number of Menopause Society Certified Practitioners (MSCPs) in Utah.
- Promote physician/provider education on midlife women’s healthcare across the state of Utah, addressing clinical care gaps based on evidence-based and patient-centered clinical guidelines by increasing the number of participants in Midlife Women's Health ECHO training at the University of Utah.
- Shift Utahns’ agreement (understanding and perceptions) in the following areas: [Metric Dashboard]
- I am knowledgeable about perimenopause for women. [Increase women’s agreement]
- Living Room Conversation Guide: Utah Women & Perimenopause/Menopause
- It's More than Hot Flashes Handout
- Midlife Women's Health & Menopause Program | University of Utah Health
- Menopause Resources Intermountain Health
- Menopause, Women’s Health, and Work | Women’s Health | CDC
- Menopause | Office on Women's Health
- What Is Menopause? | National Institute on Aging
Get Engaged: If you’d like more information about upcoming working group meetings, initiatives, and ways to get involved, please send an email to amy.z.anderson@usu.edu.
Amy Anderson
Spoke Coordinator
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amy.z.anderson@usu.edu