Project Sleep is passionate about educating decision-makers and advancing progress through public policy and advocacy efforts. By elevating the voices of individuals facing sleep-related issues and leveraging policy expertise, we are helping to improve outcomes for people across America.
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Each year, Project Sleep advocates for an official Congressional Sign On Letter that is sent to the Appropriations Committee asking them to prioritize support for sleep and sleep disorders public health, awareness, and research. Through activating our community to ask their U.S. House Representatives to “sign on” to this letter, we effectively communicate the need for this support to Capitol Hill.
This yearly letter creates momentum that is critical to advance sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders at a national level.
Started in 2023, the Sleep Advocacy Champion award annually recognizes an individual who has worked to elevate the voice of sleep through federal and grassroots advocacy and public discourse. Each year, the award recipient is recognized for outstanding and significant contributions advancing the policy goals of Project Sleep and the broader sleep community.
Sleep Advocacy Champions are trailblazers and community leaders who lead by example and embody Project Sleep’s commitment to making progress for sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders.
The third annual Sleep Advocacy Champion Award was presented to Stephanie Manuli, MPH, a Project Sleep Rising Voices speaker and Board Member. Stephanie has grown into an extraordinary community leader, forging a vital new path at the intersection of sleep and public health. From championing Project Sleep’s analysis of LGBTQ+ sleep health data to serving as an inspiring board member and role model for young people with sleep disorders, Stephanie embodies the spirit of this award.
Awarded the second annual Sleep Advocacy Champion Award, Lauren Thomas’s involvement with Project Sleep began in 2020. She has served on the World Narcolepsy Day Committee and been featured in the Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series and the Sleep Disorders Conversation for Journalists. In addition, Lauren traveled to Washington DC in Fall 2023 to share her story at Project Sleep’s White House Sleep Equity Convening.
Project Sleep was thrilled to present the inaugural Sleep Advocacy Champion award to Matthew Horsnell, a Project Sleep Rising Voices speaker, Wake Up Narcolepsy small groups facilitator, and incredibly dedicated sleep advocate. Matt has been very successful and impactful in leading grassroots advocacy efforts and bringing people to our cause. His voice has been powerful in sharing his story everywhere from FDA to Capitol Hill and far beyond DC as well.
Get the facts on sleep loss, sleep equity, sleep disorders, and sleep and mental health! Medical professionals are, on average, receiving less than two hours of education on sleep health and sleep disorders during their entire medical education.
Help raise awareness and spread the facts about sleep with this free, downloadable flyer!
