Journal article
Optimizing Care for Diverse Populations
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, Vol.53(3), pp.603-618
09/2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2026.04.006
PMID: 42508880
Abstract
Equitable menopause care demands systemic, clinical, and research reforms. Guided by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities framework and an intersectional lens, we emphasize how sociocultural factors, the physical/built environment, behaviors, biology, and health care systems jointly heighten menopause symptom burden—especially for marginalized groups. Priorities include addressing health literacy; developing multilingual, culturally responsive educational tools; integrating menopause curricula, bias training, and trauma-informed strategies—into clinical education; and expanding insurance coverage. Inclusive recruitment and retention strategies in menopause research, plus coordinated, interdisciplinary care, are essential to deliver personalized, culturally responsive interventions and improve midlife women’s outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Optimizing Care for Diverse Populations
- Creators
- Yamnia I. CortésMakeba Williams
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America, Vol.53(3), pp.603-618
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ogc.2026.04.006
- PMID
- 42508880
- NLM abbreviation
- Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am
- ISSN
- 0889-8545
- eISSN
- 1558-0474
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/2026
- Date published
- 09/2026
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9985164603902771
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