Faculty/Staff Daily Digest

The UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) is calling UConn faculty and staff to advocate for two bills about menopause. This policy advocacy builds on menopause equity efforts that HDI has been engaged in statewide. Both menopause bills have been scheduled for public hearings this week on March 3rd and March 4th.

Please find below more information on the two public hearings and how to engage with them. Use this Testimony Guide for support: https://bit.ly/testimony-guide-2026.

03/03 Labor and Public Employees Committee  

• Tuesday 03/03 the Labor and Public Employees committee will hear testimony on SB 353: An Act Concerning Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace for Conditions Related to Menopause.  
• Due to the time crunch that we are in, we are encouraging advocates to submit written testimony. Please find the testimony guide and relevant links below.  
• Public Hearing & Testimony Guide HERE  
• Submit Written Testimony HERE  
• Hearing is Tuesday 3/3 starting at 10am
• Location: Room Legislative Office Building, Room 1D, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT and Zoom
• Broadcasting on YouTube Live LAB

03/04 Public Health Committee  

• Wednesday 03/04 the Public Health Committee will be hearing testimony for HB 5389: An Act Concerning a Provider Toolkit for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause, Perimenopause and Postmenopause.  
• Similarly, as our request from above, due to the time restrictions we are encouraging advocates to submit written testimony and if capacity allows to testify virtually/in-person. Please find the testimony guide and relevant links below. 
• Public Hearing & Testimony Guide HERE  
• Register to Speak HERE. Please register by 3 PM on Tue 03/03.
• Submit Written Testimony HERE  
• Hearing is Wednesday 3/4 starting at 11:30am
• Location: Room Legislative Office Building, Room 2E, 300 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT and Zoom
  
• Broadcasting on YouTube Live PH

Other Ways to Advocate:  

1. Share this information with your networks! We have created graphics with information to share on our different social media platforms. You can find these HERE. Please share this email and post on your social media within your networks.  
2. Call/Email Labor and Public Health committee legislators! An effective way to ensure that legislators know that bills have support is by giving them a call or sending them an email.  
1. List of Public Health committee legislators  
2. List of Labor committee legislators 

For more information, contact: Health Disparities Institute at vdiaz@uchc.edu