ADVOCATE FOR SLEEP ON CAPITOL HILL
DURING
NAITONAL SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK®!

Register Today!

Why?
Over 50 million of Americans suffer from sleep disorders yet a large majority of them are undiagnosed and untreated. The National Sleep Foundation has been working with patients, people affected by drowsy driving, sleep professionals, volunteers and the members of the National Sleep Awareness Roundtable to:

   1. Promote sleep as a healthy behavior,
   2. Raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of sleep disorders; and 
   3. Explain the consequences of sleep deprivation, such as workplace accidents and drowsy driving.

We need your help to educate Congress that more must be done to further sleep research, reduce the prevalence drowsy driving, and improve the lives of those with sleep disorders. Ultimately, this work will save lives.

What?
NSF will coordinate Hill visits throughout National Sleep Awareness Week® for volunteers to educate Congress about the importance of sleep, the impact of sleep disorders, and the tragic consequences of sleep deprivation, such as workplace accidents and drowsy driving.

• Click here to visit our Action Center to write Congress in support of expanded funding for sleep.
• Click here to read our guide to Advocating for Sleep.
• Briefing materials for visits with policymakers are coming soon.

For those advocates who wish to receive training, an educational session will be held on the morning of March 4^th. NSF officers will provide a briefing on the legislative process and an overview of current priorities for sleep. Our professional government affairs team will then lead a training session on how to properly conduct meetings with policymakers. After the training session, Sleep Advocates will go to Capitol Hill where they will conduct visits. NSF will schedule the meetings and provide all necessary materials. NSF staff will be on hand to assist with the meetings as needed. A debriefing session will be held on Capitol Hill after all meetings have been concluded.

Who?
Anyone interested in becoming a Sleep Advocate is welcome to attend the event or work with NSF to arrange meetings on another day during National Sleep Awareness Week.

When?
Meetings with legislators on Capitol Hill will take place throughout National Sleep Awareness Week®, March 3-7. Let us know in the registration form which days you will be free.

Optional Advocacy Training will run from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on March 4^th, followed by our Capitol Hill Day in the afternoon.

Where?
Training will take place at the offices of the National Sleep Foundation, 1522 K St NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005.

Sleep?
Accommodations can be located on any major search site such as www.Orbitz.com. The most convenient hotels will be near the White House, Downtown or Capitol Hill.

What else?
Advocates are also encouraged to attend other events taking place in Washington during National Sleep Awareness Week.

·       NSF’s 8th Annual Awards Dinner: A Celebration of Sleep Leadership, Monday, March 3.
·       NSF and the Sleep Research Society's Young Investigators Conference, Sunday, March 2.
·       NSF’s and the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine’s The Role of Sleep in Memory and Learning Conference, Monday and Tuesday, March 3-4.  

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact NSF's Government Affairs Manager John Rancourt at jrancourt@sleepfoundation.org or (202) 347-3471, ext. 203. Thank you.

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