November 19, 2018
Sleep Number and Healthier Generation Tackle Youth Sleep Crisis with “Sleep Smarter. Perform Better.” Digital Resource Center
Equipping teachers and parents with tools to achieve better sleep
(NEW YORK, N.Y.) November 19, 2018 – Today, Sleep Number, the leader in sleep innovation, and Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), a nationally-renowned non-profit leader in children’s health, launched Sleep Smarter. Perform Better., a digital resource center featuring information and tools to help youth achieve better sleep and improve their health, well-being and academic performance.
Sleep Number and Healthier Generation developed the resource center in response to the sleep deficit affecting kids today. A recent survey found that 70% of youth don’t get enough sleep – seven hours or less on school nights versus the recommended eight to nine hours. This shortage adds up to almost a full night of sleep lost each week and can lead to health issues including obesity, diabetes, and problems with attention and behavior. Developing quality sleep habits can help reduce these risks and improve our kids’ mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
“We must address the serious sleep deficiency among our youth,” said Melissa Barra, Chief Strategy and Customer Relationship Officer at Sleep Number. “The ‘Sleep Smarter. Perform Better.’ digital resource center will arm community change-makers, parents, and youth themselves with the tools they need to improve sleep, setting our kids up to reach their full potential.”
Sleep Number recently announced a commitment to improving the lives of one million youth by 2025 through better sleep. Partnering with Sleep Number on this commitment is Healthier Generation – an organization that works with community leaders to ensure the environments that surround youth provide and promote good health. Through the digital resource center, Sleep Number and Healthier Generation will reach thousands of educators and parents across the country.
"This partnership is an exciting step in the children’s health movement and highlights both organizations’ dedication to enhancing the lives of youth across the United States,” said Brian Weaver, Chief Program Officer at Healthier Generation. “By partnering with Sleep Number and integrating sleep into our programming, we are able to have an even greater impact on overall health and academic performance of kids today.”
To learn more and access the Sleep Smarter. Perform Better. resource center, visit HealthierGeneration.org/SmarterSleep.
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About Sleep Number Corporation
As the leader in sleep innovation, Sleep Number Corporation delivers the best quality sleep through effortless, adjustable comfort and biometric sleep tracking. Sleep Number’s proprietary SleepIQ® technology platform -- one of the most comprehensive databases of biometric consumer sleep data – is proving the connection between sleep and wellbeing. With breakthrough innovations such as the revolutionary Sleep Number 360® smart bed, Sleep Number is redefining the future of sleep and shaping the future of health and wellness. To experience better quality sleep, visit one of the over 560 Sleep Number® stores located in all 50 states or SleepNumber.com. For additional information, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.
About the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation believes every child deserves a healthy future. For more than a decade, Healthier Generation has been empowering kids to develop lifelong healthy habits by ensuring the environments that surround them provide and promote good health. Driven by our passion that all young people deserve a chance to live healthier lives, our work has helped up to 28 million kids across the country. Make a difference at HealthierGeneration.org and join us on Facebook and Twitter.