Health Across the Lifespan
The Health Across the Lifespan spoke is working to optimize the health and wellbeing of women and girls in Utah. Our comprehensive approach considers mental and physical health as well as the importance of social and environmental factors. Dividing work into eight sub-spokes and two working groups allows members with expertise and lived experience to identify the most pressing needs, prioritize the work, and ensure change. To learn more, listen to the spoke leaders discuss the work on this 15-minute podcast.
Spoke Leaders
Audrey Jiricko
Senior Medical Director, IH
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Dr. Audrey Jiricko is an OB/GYN and Senior Medical Director for Women’s Health at Intermountain Health. She joined Intermountain Health in 2004 and is thrilled to work for an organization committed to comprehensive women’s healthcare and value-based care.
Stephanie Stokes
Community Health Manager, IH
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Stephanie C. Stokes is the Community Health Manager for Primary Children’s Hospital, where she leads community assessments and strategies that aim to improve the health of families.
Erika Lindley
Admin. Director, U of U Health
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Erika Lindley is the Administrative Director at University of Utah Healthcare, Women's and Children's, OBGYN School of Medicine. She has her MBA from Westminster College.
Sub-Spoke Leaders
This Health Across the Lifespan spoke is divided into eight sub spokes, each with co-leaders who are experts in their field. These include the following:
- Access: Yoon Kim-Butterfield, MD (Medical Director, Utah Medicaid) & Mike Woodruff, MD (Medical Director, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah)
- Adolescent Health: Elizabeth Gerke, MPH (Utah Department of Health), Margit Lister, MD (Medical Director, Canyons Region, Intermountain Health) & Jennifer Wilke, RD/N, CEDS-S, CSSD (Clinical Nutrition Manager, Outpatient Services, Intermountain Health)
- Mental Health/Wellbeing: Michaelann Gardner (Senior Impact Director, United Way of Utah County) & Megan Willes, PhD (Licensed Psychologist, Mental Health Integration, Intermountain Health)
- Older Adult/End of Life: Anne Asman, MS (Program Manager, Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Utah Health), Rob Ence, MHA (Director, Utah Commission on Aging) & DeeDee Richardson (Certified Dementia Practitioner)
- Perimenopause/Middle Age: Camille Moreno, DO, NCMP (Medical Director, Midlife Women’s Health and Menopausal Medicine Program, University of Utah) & Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, MAcOM, Lac (Asst. Professor, Health Systems & Community-Based Care, College of Nursing, University of Utah)
- Prevention: Sheralee Petersen, PA-C (APP System Executive Clinical Director, Intermountain Health) & Brooke Drollinger, MD (Associate Medical Director Trauma Informed Care)
- Reproductive Health: Sarah Elliott, MPH (Associate Director, ASCENT Center for Reproductive Health) & Jessica Sanders, PhD, MSPH (Family Planning Research Director, University of Utah)
- Trauma Informed Care: Dani Howard, MHA (Clinical Operations Manager, Risk & Patient Safety Clinical Excellence, Intermountain Health) & William Cosgrove, MD (Retired Pediatrician)
Bold Vision & Goals
To make Utah a place where more girls and women can thrive, the Health Across the Lifespan spoke leaders and partners have crafted the vision and goals below. Spoke leadership and UWLP team members are currently working to collect baseline data that will assist in adding numbers to the changes we want to see by 2026 and 2030.
Vision: To improve the health and wellbeing of all Utah girls and women across the lifespan by taking a comprehensive approach.
Goals:
- Change Utahns’ agreement (understanding and perceptions) in the following areas: [Metric Dashboard]
- It’s likely I will be able to schedule and complete a preventive healthcare visit in the next 12 months. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]
- I feel empowered to make informed decisions regarding reproductive health that fit my needs and/or the needs of my family. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]
- I am knowledgeable about perimenopause for women. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]
- I feel physically, mentally, and emotionally safe in healthcare settings. [Increase women’s agreement by 5% by 2026 and 10% by 2030]
- It is likely one of my healthcare providers will effectively screen me for intimate partner violence (and connect me with resources if needed) in the next year. [Increase women’s agreement by 10% by 2026 and 25% by 2030]
- Other bold goals will be added as each of eight subspokes work on goals for their areas of focus. These will be added in March of 2024.
Thriving Statement: Women thrive across their lifespan – pediatrics, reproductive years, mid-life, and older adult (60+) – when they understand and experience positive mental, physical, social/emotional, and environmental health.
Partners
Working Group Leaders
- Disordered Eating: Liz Joy, MD, MPH, FACSM (Chief Medical Officer, Lore Health)
- Early Childhood Mental Health: Rebecca Dutson (President and CEO, The Children’s Center Utah) & Laura Summers (Director of Industry Research, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah)
Get Engaged: Other ways to get engaged include reviewing our 8 sub-spokes and choose one to join; sharing a success you've had moving the needle in the right direction; and telling 5 of your friends about the work that's happening and encourage them to join. Thank you for your interest!
Amy Anderson
Spoke Coordinator
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amy.z.anderson@usu.edu