The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is dedicated to improving health and well-being through sleep education and advocacy. Founded in 1990, the NSF is committed to advancing excellence in sleep health theory, research and practice.
Mission
The National Sleep Foundation is dedicated to improving health and well-being through sleep education and advocacy.
Goals
As the global voice for sleep health, National Sleep Foundation’s priority goals are to ensure that:
- Sleep is used as a vital sign of health by medical professionals and the public;
- The biological sleep/wake process is common knowledge;
- Workplaces, schools, homes and transportation infrastructures are designed to be sleep-friendly; and
- Sleep science is rapidly incorporated into products and services.
NSF Board of Directors, Committees and Councils
Board of Directors
The National Sleep Foundation is governed by volunteers who serve on the Board of Directors.
Education Committee
The Education Committee provides strategic direction and leadership to education programs, including Continuing Medical Education (CME) and non-CME education initiatives, annual CME Activity Plan, and multi-year program calendar. The CME Task Force reports to the Education Committee on CME activities (e.g. live and online CME courses).
Public Health and Methodology Council
The Public Health and Methodology Council is comprised of leading sleep health researchers, physicians, epidemiologists, methodologists and biostatisticians. It oversees population health initiatives (e.g. consensus panels) and makes recommendations to advance the population health and methodology agenda. NSF relies on this Council to provide a reliable source of expertise on sleep and its association to health.
SleepTech Council
The Sleep Technology Council is responsible for planning of an annual event promoting sleep technology. The Council also oversees the development of industry and consumer outreach initiatives designed to support the growth of the sleep technology sector.
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee proposes strategies, objectives and tactics for government affairs programs and advocacy efforts.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee oversees and reviews the annual operating budget, capital budget process, financial and reserve performances, financial controls, and investment policy.
Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee provides an essential function of identifying Board members and officers and determining Board needs for leadership.
National Sleep Foundation Awards
Since 2001 NSF has been recognizing and celebrating the achievements of individuals who have contributed to advancing the sleep field.
2018 Sudhansu Chokroverty, MD, Lifetime Achievement
2017 Mark R. Rosekind, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2016 David Gozal, MD, MBA, Lifetime Achievement
2015 Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2014 Meir H. Kryger, MD, Lifetime Achievement
2014 William C. Orr, PhD, Clinical Research Leadership
2014 Arthur J. Spielman, PhD, Insomnia Educator Leadership
2013 Timothy A. Roehrs, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2013 Christine Acebo, PhD, Excellence in Sleep Assessment Research
2012 Michael Thorpy, MBChB, Lifetime Achievement
2012 Charmane Eastman, PhD, Excellence in Applied Circadian Rhythm Research
2012 Ernest Hartmann, MD, Excellence in Science of Sleep and Dreaming
2011 Robert Y. Moore, MD, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2011 Gregory Belenky, MD, Excellence in Sleep & Performance Research
2011 Peter J. Hauri, PhD, Excellence in Insomnia Research & Education
2011 Lorraine L. Wearley, PhD, Sleep Health & Safety Leadership
2010 Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2010 Pietro Badia, PhD, Sleep Educator
2010 Wallace B. Mendelson, MD, Sleep & Psychiatry
2009 Philip R. Westbrook, MD, Lifetime Achievement
2009 Colin Sullivan, MBBS, PhD, Sleep Innovator
2008 Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2007 Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2006 James K. Walsh, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2005 Christian Guilleminault, MD, Lifetime Achievement
2004 Allan Rechtschaffen, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2003 Mary A. Carskadon, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2002 Thomas Roth, PhD, Lifetime Achievement
2001 William C. Dement, MD, PhD, Lifetime Achievement