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Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement.
Published Jun 21, 2021 · MD Kannan Ramar, MD Raman K. Malhotra, M. M. Kelly A. Carden
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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Abstract
Sleep is a biological necessity, and insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders are detrimental for health, well-being, and public safety. Healthy People 2030 includes several sleep-related objectives with the goal to improve health, productivity, well-being, quality of life, and safety by helping people get enough sleep. In addition to adequate sleep duration, healthy sleep requires good quality, appropriate timing, regularity, and the absence of sleep disorders. It is the position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) that sleep is essential to health. There is a significant need for greater emphasis on sleep health in education, clinical practice, inpatient and long-term care, public health promotion, and the workplace. More sleep and circadian research is needed to further elucidate the importance of sleep for public health and the contributions of insufficient sleep to health disparities.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) states that sleep is essential to health and calls for greater emphasis on sleep health in education, clinical practice, and public health promotion.
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