Addressing sleep deserts: A proposed call for action.
Climate change
Cultural sensitivity
Health equity
Pollution
Sleep deserts
Structural racism
Journal
Sleep health
ISSN: 2352-7226
Titre abrégé: Sleep Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101656808
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Nov 2023
03 Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
17
06
2023
revised:
15
09
2023
accepted:
18
09
2023
medline:
6
11
2023
pubmed:
6
11
2023
entrez:
5
11
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Sleep deserts are a major cause of health inequity. They occur primarily in disadvantaged neighborhoods because of structural racism, social and environmental factors, and dearth of medical services. We describe several strategies that can serve as a feasible action plan to target structural racism, environmental pollution, and impact of climate change. We also suggest ways healthcare providers in these underserved areas can incorporate sleep medicine into their practice. Lastly, we highlight strategies to increase community awareness of sleep health in a culturally sensitive manner. There are several ways, from a policy level to healthcare that we can begin to eliminate sleep deserts, which is urgently needed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37926658
pii: S2352-7218(23)00228-0
doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.09.008
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 National Sleep Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflict of interest Authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.