Delegate: NATALIA COLORADO
Delegate Short Bio: Dentist with a specialization and Master’s degree in Dental Sleep Medicine, with advanced training in sleep health and pediatric sleep.
She is an active member of multiple national and international sleep organizations, including the Colombian Association of Sleep Medicine (ACMES), where she currently serves as a board member, and is a founding member of the Colombian Association of Dental Sleep Medicine (ACMEDeS) and the Latin American Sleep Association (ALADS).
Dr. Colorado has held several leadership roles within professional associations, including President, Vice President, and Regional Coordinator, contributing to the development and strengthening of Dental Sleep Medicine in Colombia.
She is also a national and international speaker and currently works in clinical and academic settings focused on sleep health.
She has served as a World Sleep Day Delegate in 2025 and 2026. Her 2025 campaign was recognized with the World Sleep Day Distinguished Activity Award, highlighting its impact in sleep health education and community outreach.
She actively promotes educational strategies focused on healthy sleep habits, sleep hygiene, and the importance of sleep for growth, development, and overall health, particularly in children, integrating health, education, and community-based initiatives
Scope of Activity: Campaign
Activity: “Sleep Well, Live Better: Join the Dolly Mission” is an educational initiative created and led by Dr. Natalia Colorado, integrating science, creativity, and community engagement to promote healthy sleep habits in children, families, educators, and healthcare professionals.
The campaign was selected as the winning proposal of the national call by the Colombian Association of Sleep Medicine (ACMES) for World Sleep Day 2026 and is officially endorsed by the association, which has supported its dissemination through institutional platforms, social media, and professional networks.
Designed with a clear purpose—to transform sleep education into an accessible, engaging, and emotionally meaningful experience—this initiative goes beyond traditional health education. Through storytelling, music, visual tools, and real-world interventions, it creates a bridge between scientific knowledge and everyday behavior, fostering awareness, participation, and long-term impact.
Campaign Structure and Components
1. Central Digital Platform
The campaign is anchored in a centralized digital platform:
https://unetealamisiondolly.my.canva.site/
This platform provides open access to all materials and clearly explains how to join the “Dolly Mission.” It functions as both a resource hub and a participation driver, empowering individuals to implement and share the campaign within their communities.
2. Digital Audio Story (Downloadable)
“Dolly and the Mission to Sleep Better” is a downloadable digital audio story narrated by the author.
Through an emotional and child-friendly narrative, Dolly—a curious little sheep—learns how poor sleep habits affect her well-being and adopts five key actions:
• Turn off screens before bedtime
• Eat early and light dinners
• Read before going to sleep
• Go to bed at the same time every night
• Sleep the recommended number of hours
This story translates scientific concepts into meaningful learning, reinforcing that sleep is a fundamental pillar of health.
3. Printable Storybook (PDF)
A downloadable high-resolution version allows use in classrooms, clinics, and homes, promoting sensory interaction and reinforcing learning through reading and visual engagement.
4. Educational Infographic
“Color and Learn with Dolly to Sleep Better” reinforces the five core habits through active learning:
• Turn off screens before bedtime
• Eat early and light dinners
• Read before going to sleep
• Maintain a consistent bedtime
• Sleep the appropriate number of hours
By combining coloring, recognition, and reflection, children actively internalize healthy behaviors and transfer them to their daily routines and family environments.
5. Educational Stickers
A set of 12 stickers reinforces healthy behaviors through positive messaging:
• “Dolly and the mission to sleep better”
• “I invite you to dream”
• “At the same time, I go to bed”
• “Exercise improves my sleep”
• “Getting sunlight helps me sleep better”
• “Eat light and early… it feels great to sleep!”
• “Sleeping well is health”
• “Sleeping well helps me grow”
• “Sleeping well makes me happy”
• “Turn off screens 2 hours before bedtime”
• “Read a story before going to sleep”
• “Sleep the right number of hours for your age”
These stickers serve as motivational tools, rewards, and visual reminders, strengthening behavior change through positive reinforcement.
6. Original Song and Collaborative Video
The campaign includes an original song, conceptually created and directed by the author, transforming sleep education into a joyful and memorable experience.
With messages such as:
• “Sleep is your superpower”
• “Sleep well, live better”
• “Let’s build a world ready to dream”
the song promotes emotional engagement and behavior change.
A collaborative video features healthcare professionals from multiple disciplines, including:
pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, dentistry, speech therapy, and respiratory therapy, reinforcing multidisciplinary commitment and credibility.
7. Participation Model
The campaign provides clear guidance on how to join through its platform. Participants can:
• Download and share the materials
• Share their participation
• Join the collaborative video
Joining the campaign is more than taking a photo—it means living the experience and actively contributing to transforming sleep habits and improving quality of life.
8. Implementation Methodology
The campaign has been implemented through structured, engaging, and replicable educational interventions.
Each session (~60 minutes) includes:
• Introduction to the mission (5 minutes)
• Audio story experience (15 minutes)
• Guided reflection (10 minutes)
• Interactive coloring activity (15 minutes)
• Music and movement: singing, dancing, and jumping with the song (5 minutes)
• Group participation and audiovisual documentation (10 minutes)
This structure creates a meaningful, playful, and emotionally engaging learning experience.
9. Chronological Implementation and Reach
-March 13, 2026 – Official Launch (Medellín, Colombia)
The campaign was launched during a World Sleep Day conference with approximately 60 in-person attendees.
The event was recorded and supported by a regional television channel with a broad Spanish-speaking audience, allowing for potential extended reach beyond the live session.
The campaign was also disseminated through ACMES (≈291 members) and digital platforms.
-March 19–20, 2026 – Academic Dissemination (Bogotá, Colombia)
Presented at the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Symposium. Reach: 200 healthcare professionals in attendance
-March 20, 2026 – National Recognition, (Bogotá Colombia)
During the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Symposium, the author, Dra. Natalia Colorado was recognized by ACMES as the winner of the national call for initiatives for World Sleep Day 2026 with the campaign “Sleep Well, Live Better: Join the Misión Dolly”, for its educational value, creativity, and potential for impact, leading to its official support and dissemination.
-March 20, 2026 – Media and Outreach, (Bogotá Colombia)
The campaign was further promoted through interviews and communication activities, increasing its visibility and expanding its reach beyond academic environments.
Digital reach: ~1.000 views
-March 24, 2026 – Visit to Centro Educativo New Oxford Preschool (Sabaneta, Antioquia)
Educational intervention with early childhood population (1 to 3 years old) using storytelling, play, and music. Reach: 48 children. Digital reach: ~250 views.
-March 25, 2026 –Visit to The Canadian School (La Estrella, Antioquia)
School-based intervention with active participation from students of 3rd grade, and teachers, reinforcing healthy sleep habits through interactive learning. Reach: 35 children Digital reach: ~2,200 views.
-March 25, 2026 – Visit to Centro Educativo La Gacela (Envigado, Antioquia)
Large-scale group intervention (With kids of 1 to 3 years old) combining audiovisual tools and participatory activities, with high levels of engagement. Reach: 102 children
Digital reach: ~483 views.
-April 7, 2026 – Visit to Institución educativa Benedikta Sur Nieden (Medellin, Antioquia)
Community-based educational intervention focused on reinforcing sleep health habits through storytelling, interactive activities, and engagement with children and educators.
Reach: 80 children.
-April 11, 2026 – Visit to Municipality of Guatapé (Guatapé, Antioquia)
A community-based educational intervention was conducted in the municipality of Guatapé in collaboration with the local health authority. Reach: ~40 participants (children + families) Digital reach: ~6,287 views.
Total Reach
The campaign’s impact has been calculated based on direct participation and verified content views, ensuring a realistic and evidence-based estimation:
• Direct in-person reach: approximately 565 individuals
• Verified digital views: approximately 10,200
• Estimated television audience: approximately 1,500
Total estimated direct reach: over 12,000 people
Overall Impact and Scalability
This campaign demonstrates how an emotionally engaging, scientifically grounded, and creatively designed strategy can generate meaningful awareness and behavioral change in sleep health.
By integrating storytelling, music, visual tools, and real-world interventions, it transforms education into experience.
Its participatory model—where joining means living the mission and helping transform lives—enables continuous growth, strong community engagement, and expanding impact at both national and international levels.
Healthy sleep is not a luxury… it is a fundamental pillar for life, health, and human potential.
Location: Medellín, Antioquia; Bogotá, Colombia; and multiple municipalities in Antioquia, Colombia (Sabaneta, La Estrella, Envigado, Guatapé)
Date of Activity: March 13 – April 11, 2026
