Article: Leading Health Organizations Issue a 'Call to Action' to Treat Sleep As a Vital Sign of Health; Public and Medical Community Must Address Insomnia as Public Health Issue.

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from leading health organizations today issued a "Call to Action" to urge Americans to "wake up" to the epidemic of undiagnosed and untreated insomnia. The group, which recently convened at a "Save Our Sleep" (S.O.S.) Forum held by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), expressed alarm that despite its impact on overall mental and physical health, sleep is not considered a "vital sign" of good health in America. The Forum's "Call to Action" is being issued on Insomnia Awareness Day, as part of NSF's annual National Sleep Awareness Week(R) campaign taking place this week (March 28-April 3).

"People think that insomnia is ...

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