Month: September 2017

Academy of Sleep and Wellness Testimony at Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030

On September 7, Grace Denault provided live testimony to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 on behalf of The Academy of Sleep and Wellness. This committee is integral in forming the framework and design …

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How to boost the U.S. economy: Delay school start times

The science is clear about teenagers’ need for sleep, but U.S. schools aren’t learning their lesson. Even though sleep experts are now urging middle schools an high schools to push back their start times to no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school districts are resistant partly because of higher costs from changing bus schedules and higher electricity expenses …

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