Chandra L. Jackson|Susan Redline|Karen M. Emmons
Sleep as a Potential Fundamental Contributor to Disparities in Cardiovascular Health
Community Catalyst|Harvard University|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|Brigham and Women's Hospital|Kaiser Foundation Hospital
optimal sleep integral health commonly obtained despite wideranging public health impact sleep health considered rarely policy makers employers schools others whose policies structures adversely affect sleep inadequate duration sleep poorquality sleep prevalent minority lowincome populations may fundamental racial socioeconomic status inequities contribute range health conditions including cardiovascular disease cvd review examines relationship sleep disparities cvd describe public health importance sleep role sleep duration well two common disorders sleep apnea insomnia risk factors number chronic diseases use multilevel model focused population health health disparities based notion individual behaviors sleep influenced complex dynamic interrelations among individuals physical social environments also describe modifiable factors contribute insufficient sleep circadian misalignment propose potential interventions various sectors eg neighborhoods schools workplaces address social structures contribute disparities recommend areas future research integrating sleep public health research identify novel approaches closing gaps health disparities