,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #cj1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,book] submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! recognition ( ,octob] #bjbe 
z ,_w ,m5opause ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 &       
express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate reg>d+ global
 aw>5ess & access to c>e dur+ !         
m5opausal transition & po/-m5opause4    
,:]eas ,octob] #ah m>ks ,_w ,m5opause   
,day1 a day :5 organizations &          
individuals ar\nd ! _w advocate to      
improve aw>5ess ( m5opause & support    
options available = improv+ heal? &     
well-be+2  ,:]eas1 by #bjcj1 ! _w       
population ( m5opausal & po/-m5opausal  
wom5 is project$ to increase to         
#a1bjj1jjj1jjj1 ) #bg1jjj1jjj new       
entrants ea* ye>2  ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1 wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ent] ! m5opausal     
transition ) little guidance on :at to  
expect be=e1 dur+1 & aft] _!            

reproductive ye>s2  ,:]eas1 accord+ to !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 z
 _m z #c out ( #d wom5 exp]i5ce hot     
fla%es1 ! mo/ common m5opause symptom1 &
 o!r symptoms1 includ+ memory loss1     
ur9>y problems1 depression1 & anxiety2  
,:]eas m5opausal symptoms c be sev]e &  
affect daily activities & quality (     
life1 ) hot fla%es la/+ an av]age ( #g  
to #i ye>s1 & a ?ird ( wom5 exp]i5c+    
vasomotor symptoms = a decade or long]2 
,:]eas /udies %[ t ,black & ,hispanic   
wom5 may exp]i5ce m5opause e>li]1 ) m   
int5se symptoms1 & = a long] p]iod ( "t2
  ,:]eas z _m z #dj p]c5t ( m5opausal   
wom5 say _! symptoms int]f]$ ) _! "w    
p]=mance or productivity weekly1 & ne>ly
 #a 9 #e m5opausal wom5 h left or       
consid]$ leav+ ! work=ce because ( _!   
symptoms2  ,:]eas m5opause co/s wom5 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates an e/imat$ #a1hjj1jjj1jjj
 9 lo/ work+ "t p] ye>2  ,:]eas1 due to 
m$ical innovation1 a v>iety ( effective 
treatm5ts = symptoms are available1     
includ+ non-hormonal m$ication1 hormone 

!rapy1 & l[-dose antidepressants1 t c   
help improve quality ( life dur+        
p]im5opause & m5opause2  ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices1 m5opause may increase ! risk (
 o/eoporosis1 he>t disease1 & /roke2 &  
,:]eas !re is an ongo+ ne$ = additional 
cl9ical rese>* & treatm5t options to    
manage m5opause symptoms3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! designation ( ,_w ,m5opause        
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes !      
impact ( m5opause on wom5 at individual 
& societal levels & on ! c\ntry's heal? 
& economic developm5t2  7#c7 promotes ! 
inclusion ( tra9+ on m5opause & treatm5t
 options 9 pre-s]vice curricula = heal? 
work]s2  7#d7 supports wom5 hav+ access 
to appropriate heal? in=mation & s]vices
 to promote heal?y ag+ & a high quality 
( life be=e1 dur+1 & aft] m5opause2     
7#e7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs--     
7,a7 to provide in=mation to wom51      

pati5ts1 & heal?c>e provid]s ) respect  
to m5opause1 includ+ available scre5+   
tools & treatm5t options1 ) a goal (    
improv+ quality ( life & heal? outcomes 
( wom5 affect$ by m5opause2  7,b7 to    
conduct additional rese>* on m5opause & 
possible cl9ical options2 &  7,c7 to    
update in=mation1 tools1 & /udies       
curr5tly available t relate to help+    
wom5 live ) m5opause2 &  7#f7           
respectfully reque/ t ! ,secret>y ( !   
,s5ate transmit an enroll$ copy ( ?is   
resolution to ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices4