Sleep HealthAllie Mitchell, Kelly

Connors & Ebone Fuller

- Sleep is a basic requirement for health and development, especially in younger people

- Sleepiness & fatigue can increase the chance of mishaps & accidents

What does sleep health mean?

Teach the public about the benefits of getting adequate sleep & treating sleep

disorders.

Goal

- Proper immune function

- Productive & safe work- Good school

performance- Preventing diabetes

through proper sugar metabolism

Adequate sleep is necessary for...

1. Wellness2. Productivity3. Health 4. Safety5. Quality of life

Benefits

- Chronic sleep loss & sleep disorders in Americans has become a public health burden

- Furthermore, the general population as well as healthcare professionals & policymakers are not aware of the severity of this issue

- A coordinated strategy is necessary to help combat this problem

Overview

* Especially concerning for those with disabilities & disorders such as ...

-kidney disease-arthritis-epilepsy-HIV-depression-Parkinson’s

Disease

Untreated sleep disorders & chronic short sleep put individuals at greater risk for:- Obesity- Hypertension- Heart Disease- Diabetes

“Short Sleepers”-25% of U.S. adults report insufficient sleep at least 15 out of every 30 days-14% of American adults sleep an average of less than six hours per night

What’s the problem?

Stress- Sleep schedules

vs. employment vs. lifestyle

- Stress affects sleep pattern

- 65% of Americans are losing sleep due to stress

Sleep-disordered Breathing -sleep apnea

-2 to 4 times risk of heart attack/stroke

-obesityInsomnia Sleep deprivation

Sleep Disorders

National Objective

Education & Promotion-increase awareness of sleep disorders-promote better work schedules

Prioritize sleep!

1. Further evolution of biomedical sleep studies

2. Exposing the health risks that are aligned with untreated SDB (Sleep-disordered breathing)

Improving America’s Sleep Health

1. Commercials2. Sleep-disorder awareness enlistment3. Encourage people to explore what relaxes

them!

How can we further address it?

http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/sleep-healthhttp://bettersleep.org/better-sleep/healthy-sleep/stress-sleepInsel P. M. & Roth W. T. (2014). Core Concepts in Health. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, Inc. Rowan University Edition.

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