Sleep – A Foundation of Health

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Sleep – A Foundation of Good Health

Each year, AMWA joins the National Sleep Foundation in celebrating Sleep Awareness Week®—recognizing that sleep is essential to the health and well-being of everyone, from physicians and students to patients. The American Heart Association now includes healthy sleep as part of its Life’s Essential 8™, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine identifies it as one of its six pillars of health, and growing numbers of advocates are calling for sleep to be recognized as a vital sign.

March 8 – 14, 2026

PRIORITIZING SLEEP

Sleep impacts heart health – see AHA’s Life’s Es sential 8

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

Take the Challenge and establish healthy sleep habits

SLEEP AND CHRONIC DISEASE

Learn how sleep impacts chronic disease.

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS

There is a higher prevalence and severity of sleep disorders in some populations.

INSOMNIA

Learn about the most common sleep disorder: insomnia.

WOMEN AND SLEEP

Learn about specific issues faced by women and impact over the lifecycle.

SLEEP AND MEDICAL TRAINING

Learn more about the impact of sleep deprivation in medical trainees.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PAST DISSEMINATION PARTNERS

Balm in Gilead, HealthyWomen, Latino Medical Student Association, Lifetime Concierge Internal Medicine, National Associations of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, and Society for Women’s Health Research.

Support for this sleep awareness campaign comes from an unrestricted grant from Eisai Co.