Sec. 4. Public health awareness, education, and outreach program on menopause and mid-life women’s health
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Part X of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ), as added by section 3, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall develop and carry out a national awareness, education, and outreach program relating to menopausal symptoms, mid-life women’s health, and related care, treatment, and preventive services directed at patients, health care providers, first responders (such as emergency medical service providers), and related stakeholders.
Such awareness, education, and outreach program shall— disseminate educational materials and provide technical assistance for health care providers and patients to support engagement about perimenopause and menopause care and treatment options for menopausal symptoms; help such providers to identify risk factors and prevent injury and adverse health outcomes among mid-life women with menopausal symptoms; and address barriers to related care and treatment services for mid-life women.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— conduct outreach and education activities related to perimenopause and menopause and mid-life women’s health that— include evidence-based information; and are culturally appropriate, in the case of such outreach and education activities for Indian Tribes; provide opportunities for State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments to customize public health awareness, education, and outreach materials for their populations; and prioritize populations in areas affected by known health disparities and barriers to care, including rural and underserved areas.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with existing awareness, education, and outreach programs and activities of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary shall develop, operate, and maintain a website to provide educational materials in accessible formats for health care providers, patients, and caregivers, regarding perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause, and mid-life women’s health. Such educational materials may include— webinars, continuing education modules, videos, fact sheets, infographics, stakeholder toolkits, or other materials in formats as appropriate and applicable; and tailored for health care providers, patients, caregivers, and other audiences, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. .
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