Where We Stand
Section: Child / Adolescent Health
Subsection: Need for Increased Sleep

Need for Increased Sleep

OMA supports the development of an educational campaign designed for local school districts explaining the need for more sleep during adolescence than during childhood, the shift to a later sleep pattern in adolescence and the impact of inadequate sleep on driving safety and school performance.

Adopted at the annual House of Delegates, 1998.
Reaffirmed at the annual House of Delegates, 2011.

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