Elektra Health to offer menopause education and support programme to EmblemHealth employees

The digital health platform Elektra Health has announced its menopausal education and support services will be provided to EmblemHealth employees as part of a new partnership.

Elektra aims to open up the conversation around menopause by empowering over 50 million menopausal women with expertise, personalised coaching and community support.

The New-York-based company has announced the collaboration with EmblemHealth, one of the largest not-for-profit health insurers in the US, to bring a suite of services to the EmblemHealth employees, including virtual support, on-demand education and a private, moderated community.

“Menopause has been an overly taboo topic for far too long,” says Jannine Versi, co-founder and COO of Elektra Health.

“We started Elektra with the goal of breaking this stigma and starting important conversations about women’s health.

“Now, with EmblemHealth, who come from a tradition of innovation, value, and employee-first ethos, we are able to bring these life-changing services to the women where Elektra was founded and headquartered: New York.

“It’s an honour to support those who are supporting our community,” Versi added.

All EmblemHealth employees will be invited to participate in this new service, including women who experience menopause symptoms as a result of cancer treatment or surgery at any age, as well as natural menopause starting typically in the early-to-mid-40s onwards. Other team members can also get involved and learn more.

Beth Leonard, chief corporate affairs officer at EmblemHealth, said: “At EmblemHealth, we see value in having our employees test new product and program offerings because we’re health plan members too.

“Menopause is a phase of life that will impact 100 per cent of our female population, and 87 per cent of women report experiencing at least one symptom at work.

“We have ignored this topic for too long. It’s more important than ever to stand up for women’s health across every age.

“That’s why we believe it’s so important for us to partner with Elektra: to offer what is one of the most overlooked services to our own employees.”

Earlier this year, Elektra released its Annual Menopause in the Workplace report, revealing that a widespread lack of menopause support among employers and health insurers negatively impacts women and their careers.

The report found that a majority of women would like to see more menopause support from their employer (62 per cent) and health insurer (73 per cent).