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Sleep Health Foundation

The Sleep Health Foundation (SHF) is a community-facing health promotion charity that aims to raise community awareness about the value of sleep, how to improve it and address common sleep disorders. Our work seeks to enhance Australian’s everyday lives, to improve the nation’s health, safety and productivity.

The Sleep Health Foundation connects all the key stakeholders in the sleep 'eco-system', ranging from government, industry, academia, consumers and clinicians. Aiming to get better sleep should be a priority for all Australians.

Vision and mission

Improving people's lives through better sleep.

Promoting better sleep to optimise health, safety, wellbeing, and performance for all Australians.

How the Sleep Health Foundation can help

  • Information, education and health promotion: Providing evidence-based community education tools and materials to promote sleep health, including Fact Sheets, webinars and articles.
  • Political and community advocacy: Providing strong advocacy to help meet the sleep health needs of the community and people with sleep disorders.
  • Setting standards and supporting the consumer: Encouraging evidence-based sleep health treatments and patient-focused services and outcomes.
  • Research: Facilitating and disseminating sleep research to help inform better policy level outcomes and tips for individuals.

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Last reviewed: October 2023

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Women's Health & Sleep | Sleep Health Foundation

A woman's sleep patterns can be significantly influenced by various stages in her life.

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Body Clock | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about the Body Clock. The circadian rhythm is a natural, internal biological clock that helps regulate things such as body temperature, hormones and sleep.

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Fatigue as an Occupational Hazard | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet on Fatigue as an Occupational Hazard. Fatigue refers to physical & mental symptoms e.g. slower reaction times, poor mood & trouble focusing.

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Anxiety and Sleep | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Anxiety and Sleep. Anxiety and sleep are closely linked, and one can significantly impact the other.

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Common Sleep Disorders | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Common Sleep Disorders. Many common sleep disorders affect people's ability to have a restful sleep which can lead to a range of symptoms & health problems if left untreated

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Technology and Sleep | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Technology and Sleep. The use of tech in the evenings & before bed may delay bedtime & interfere with sleep. There are ways to manage technology use & practice sleep hygiene

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Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep (PLMS) | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep. PLMS is when your legs and arms move involuntarily during sleep which can affect sleep quality of you and your partner.

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Central Sleep Apnoea (CSA) | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Central Sleep Apnoea (CSA). CSA occurs when the brain fails to send the proper signals to the muscles that control breathing and a pause occurs between breaths.

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Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS). DSPS is a circadian rhythm disorder characterised by going to sleep later, waking later and can be linked with depression and insomnia.

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Sleep Myths | Sleep Health Foundation

This is a fact sheet about Sleep Myths.

Read more on Sleep Health Foundation website

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