Canada 2018: Canadian Sleep Society & Sleeping Children Around the World

Delegate: Dr. Reut Gruber, Debbie Will-Dryden

Affiliations: Canadian Sleep Society (CSS); Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW)

Short Bio: Dr. Reut Gruber: PhD Psychologist, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University; Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Lab, Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Debbie Will-Dryden: Vice-Chair of Sleeping Children Around the World

Activity: Paediatric Sleep Education Package- The Canadian Sleep Society has partnered with Sleeping Children Around the World in the creation of sleep education materials. Sleeping Children Around the World is a charity that provides children living in poverty with bedkits to facilitate a good night’s sleep; the sleep education package will support the bedkit by providing teachers / parents/ children key information on the good habits of sleep hygiene and sleep as a pillar of health.

Sleep Hygiene

Printable posters- Sleep Hygiene reminders

Healthy Sleep for Healthy Kids (presentation)

Location: Rural and urban communities in India, Uganda, Togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Honduras, Sri Lanka, Philippines

Date of Activity: ongoing throughout 2018

Submitted By: Dr Reut Gruber, Debbie Will-Dryden