Key Adolescent Health Issue Area 5:
Sleep
(Refer to the Strategic and Operational Plans for more details.)
Goal 12: Adolescents will obtain a minimum of 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep.
Goal 12: Adolescents will obtain a minimum of 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep.
- Objective 12.1: Increase the percentage of adolescents who engage in good sleep hygiene habits.
- Strategy 12.1.1: Identify and increase utilization of evidence-based programs and printed materials that educate adolescents, parents, and other caregivers on sleep and sleep hygiene.
- Strategy 12.1.2: Increase collection and utilization of data on adolescent sleep habits and sleep hygiene.
- Strategy 12.1.3: Utilize social media platforms and other means of adolescent engagement to raise awareness about sleep hygiene
- Objective 12:2: Increase the percentage of health care providers who are screening, diagnosing, and providing interventions for adolescents with insufficient and disordered sleep.
- Strategy 12.2.1: Increase the percentage of health care professionals, including mental health providers, who assess and monitor adolescent sleep habits and hygiene.
- Strategy 12.2.2: Increase professional education on sleep health and disorders.
- Objective 12.3: Increase the percentage of middle and high schools participating in later school day start times.
- Strategy 12.3.1: Increase education for parents, health professionals, and secondary school administrators on the evidence for, and considerations regarding, adopting later school day start times.
- Strategy 12.3.2: Advocate for state-wide reporting of school day start times and earliest bus pick-up time.
- Strategy 12.3.3: Assess and evaluate outcomes related to the implementation of later school day start times.
