World Sleep Day! ^_^

YAY!! Today is World Sleep Day!!:-) Sleep, people!! ^_^

WORLD SLEEP DAY – HOW IT BEGAN

The first World Sleep Day (WSD) was held on March 14th 2008, under the slogan ‘Sleep well, live fully awake’. WSD is an annual event, intended to be a celebration of sleep and a call to action on important issues related to sleep, including medicine, education, social aspects and driving. It is organized by the WSD Committee of the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) and aims to lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.  The committee is co-chaired by WASM members Antonio Culebras, MD, professor of neurology at SUNY, Upstate Medical University, New York and Liborio Parrino, MD, assistant professor of neurology at Parma University, Italy. 

Events involving local groups took place in public settings around the world and online with unveiling of a declaration, presentation of educational materials, and exhibition of videos. 

WORLD SLEEP DAY 2011

WSD 2011 is being held on March 18th, under the slogan ‘Sleep Well, Grow Heathy’. This year’s theme highlights the importance of sleep for all ages.  Newly born infants, school age children, adolescence, young adults, middle age adults, and retired adults need quality sleep to maintain a healthy life. 

General messages: 

• World Sleep Day is an annual event to raise awareness of sleep disorders and the burden that they place on society.
• Sleep problems constitute a global epidemic that threaten health and quality of life, for up to 45% of the world’s population.
• Most sleep disorders are preventable or treatable, yet less than a third of sufferers seek professional help.
• Better understanding of sleep conditions and more research into the area will help to reduce the burden of sleep disorders on society.