Advocacy

The Talk About Sleep advocacy mission is to increase sleep disorder awareness in both the public and medical professional communities. This will be achieved by coordinating efforts to "get the word" out through mass media vehicles. Advocacy Services is a highly focused group whose goal is to create global awareness of sleep disorders as a life issue. In general, the Talk About Sleep Advocate is a friend of sleep who disseminates information, motivates groups and influences individuals regarding a wide variety of sleep related issues with the goal of forwarding sleep awareness.

What Is Sleep Advocacy?

• National Sleep Awareness Week® 2003
• Competitive Bidding: The Debate Continues
• Sample Letter To Congress On Competitive Bidding
• Calling All Sleep Advocates!
• Tips for Contacting Congress

National Sleep Foundation/Centers for Disease Control Funding Request

• NSF - CDC Funding Sample Letter
• NSF - CDC Funding Completed Letter
• NSF Action Alert: Coors Light Asks, "Who Needs Sleep?"