Sleepless Epidemic
Catalogue Number: 430180
Producer: Learning ZoneXpress
Subject: Family Studies/Home Economics, Guidance, Health and Medicine
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2013
Running Time: 32:00
Closed Captions: Yes
It is estimated that 85 percent of adolescents are sleep deprived, compromising their academic performance and putting them at higher risk for accidents and health related issues. With the proper amount of sleep, adolescents report feeling better and are less stressed. Their grades and athletic performance improve, they experience fewer sick days and are less prone to obesity and type 2 diabetes. As renowned sleep expert and author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed. D reports, getting enough sleep optimizes your performance across the board and its free!
(Title previously known as Sleepless in America.)
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