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Podcast: Sleep, Race, & Health Disparities

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 2 What is the connection between sleep, race, ethnicity, and health disparities? What is being done to reduce these disparities? In this podcast episode, Dr. Michael Grandner provides an overview of sleep health disparities research. Next, Dr. Carmela Alcántara highlights a community engagement sleep intervention in…

Podcast: Teens & Sleep with Dr. Afolabi-Brown

The Project Sleep Podcast – Sleep Insights Series Ep. 1 If you’ve ever spent time around teenagers, you probably know that many teens are struggling with sleep. In fact, nearly 70 percent of high school students sleep less than the recommended 8-9 hours a night. In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown about…

Tune In to Hear Julie Flygare Speak at FDA Event

President & CEO of Project Sleep, Julie Flygare, JD will be featured as a speaker on the FDA’s Rare Disease Day Patient Community Panel, taking place on Monday, February 27 at 1:00 – 2:30pm EST. With this year marking the 40th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA’s Rare Disease Day 2023 “Intersections with Rare Diseases –…

Narcolepsy Nerd Alert: Narcolepsy and Art

What’s your creative outlet? In this Narcolepsy Nerd Alert broadcast, artists shared their work and discussed the relationship between their creative expression and their narcolepsy journeys. Watch Video Now: Featured Artists: Ulrike Nordquist is a mother of two, photographer, painter, and Rising Voices speaker living in Sweden. She developed type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy at…

Improving Sleep Equity for Black Americans

This Black History Month, we’re talking about sleep equity and how it relates to Black Americans. We defined sleep equity and sleep disparities, and discussed how racism affects sleep. So what are some approaches to improving sleep equity for Black Americans? Reducing Sleep Health Disparities in Black Americans As a renowned leader in sleep disparities…

What is the Connection Between Racism and Sleep?

This Black History Month, we’re talking about sleep equity and how it relates to Black Americans. We defined sleep equity and sleep disparities, now let’s talk about the connection between racism and sleep. Racist Systems Affect Sleep A growing body of research shows that people from minoritized racial and ethnic groups are at higher risk…
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Narcolepsy Story Sharing: Meet Tre

Our Rising Voices Story Sharing Series continued with narcolepsy advocate Tre Burge! After experiencing symptoms throughout his childhood and teenage years, Tre was diagnosed with type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy at age 18. He now works to educate adults and the next generation about narcolepsy and other sleep disorders in positive, innovative ways. Watch Tre’s Story About…
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2023 Rising Voices Applications Are Open!

Raise Your Voice Project Sleep is now accepting applications for our 2023 Rising Voices training! This leadership program trains people with sleep disorders to effectively raise awareness through public speaking.  Rising Voices combines the power of authentic storytelling with expert communication strategies to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Graduates are equipped to share their stories…

Launching the 2023 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship

This year, Project Sleep is celebrating 10 years of the Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship! We are so excited to announce that in 2023, the 10th annual Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship will award 25 scholarships of $1000 each to college-bound students with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia. Five of these scholarships will be awarded to…
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Dr. Lindsay McCullough: Living My Best Life as a Sleep Physician with Narcolepsy

Dr. Lindsay McCullough, MD shared her story as a sleep physician living with narcolepsy in the Fall 2022 issue of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s member magazine, Montage. After struggling with unexplained daytime sleepiness and misunderstanding from those around her for ten years, Dr. McCullough was diagnosed with type 2 narcolepsy without cataplexy as…
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