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“Awakening to the Significance of Sleep and Health Disparities” Symposium and Working Group (2016)

Organizers are Charlie Nunn and David Samson, Duke. Sleep is a critically important aspect of human biology and health that varies in relation to environmental, social, and cultural factors. Recent findings are linking sleep disparities to health disparities, and providing new insights to the evolution and function of sleep. This symposium explored emerging connections between changing environments, disrupted sleep, and health outcomes in the US and globally.