Summary

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health.

Since 1972, RWJF has supported research and programs targeting some of America’s most pressing health issues—from substance abuse to improving access to quality health care.

Focus Areas: Built Environment and Health; Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Health Disparities; and Social Determinants of Health

 

Information

RWJF website:  www.rwjf.org/ Blog:  rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health.html Subscriptions   Twitter    Facebook   Google+   LinkedIn   YouTube

Email:  rwjf.org/en/contact.html Phone: (877) 843-RWJF (7953) Address: Route 1 and College Road East P.O. Box 2316 Princeton, NJ 08543-2316

 

About

From the RWJF website …

Approach

At RWJF, we are working to build a national Culture of Health. Our goal is to help raise the health of everyone in the United States to the level that a great nation deserves, by placing well-being at the center of every aspect of life.

We are very aware that achieving this will take unprecedented collaboration—a movement for better health. At the same time, we also know we are far from alone in our belief that everyone should have the opportunity to lead a healthier life. And by working alongside many others, we can bring about meaningful change, now and for generations to come.

Focus Areas

RWJF working to help achieve health equity and ...

Summary

The National Sleep Foundation is dedicated to improving health and well-being through sleep education and advocacy.

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; Sleep science is rapidly incorporated into products and services

 

About

Website: sleepfoundation.org/ YouTube Channel   Twitter   Facebook  LinkedIn   Google+   Instagram

CEO: David Cloud   Link to video

Vice Chair:  Joseph Ojile, MD, Vice Chairman,   Clayton Sleep

Board and Committees

The National Sleep Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors. NSF committees, councils, task forces and consensus panels each have unique responsibilities areas that address specific NSF goals.

Education Committee Government Affairs Committee Public Awareness Committee Population Health and Methodology Council Sleep Disorders Council Sleep Technology Council Continuing Medical Education Task Force

 

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Sleep.org

Website: https://sleep.org/

Sleep health is an emerging ...

Summary

The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine is an interdisciplinary organization committed to advancing the scientific approach to studying the behavioral, psychological, and physiological dimensions of sleep and sleep disorders and the application of this knowledge to the betterment of individuals and societies worldwide.

The mission of the SBSM is to set standards and promote excellence in Behavioral Sleep Medicine healthcare, education and research.

 

About

Website: behavioralsleep.org/

The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine serves its members and advances the field of sleep by furthering research, fostering public awareness, and advocating for integration and reimbursement in mainstream health care delivery systems.

Sets the clinical and educational standards for comprehensive, empirically validated behavioral medical treatments for sleep disorders.

Promotes awareness of how behavior, cognitions and emotions affect sleep, and poor sleep can impact psychological function.

Summary

The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) is located within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was established in 1993 to combat a serious public health concern.

The Center seeks to fulfill its goal of improving the health of Americans by serving four key functions: research, training, technology transfer, and coordination.

 

About

About 70 million Americans suffer from sleep problems; among them, nearly 60 percent have a chronic disorder. Each year, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, and sleepiness add an estimated $15.9 billion to the national health care bill. Additional costs to society for related health problems, lost worker productivity, and accidents have not been calculated. Sleep disorders and disturbances of sleep comprise a broad range of problems, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, parasomnia, jet-lag syndrome, and disturbed biological and circadian rhythms.

 

Research

Sleep disorders span many medical fields, requiring multidisciplinary approaches not only to treatment, but also to basic research. The Center works with neuroscientists, cellular and molecular biologists, geneticists, physiologists, neuropsychiatrists, immunologists, pulmonary specialists, cardiologists, epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, and other experts. Ongoing research is supported by the NIH and other Federal agencies.

 

Training

Training researchers in sleep disorders is rigorous and time-consuming. The Center seeks to ...

Summary

The primary mission of the American Sleep Association (ASA) is to improve public health by increasing awareness about the importance of sleep and the dangers of sleep disorders.

A secondary mission is to support other efforts and organizations that share our primary objective or help to improve public sleep health in other beneficial ways.

 

About

Website:  sleepassociation.org/    ASA Board Members and Content Contributors

ASA was founded in 2002 by sleep professionals as a member-driven public awareness effort. ASA believes that every member of the community (physician, scientist, allied health care, technologist, patient, family member, and corporate partner) can make a positive impact in this effort.

 

The field of Sleep Medicine has appreciated a tremendous amount of growth over the past few decades. Sleep scientists have uncovered many of the mysteries of sleep. Sleep medicine has become its own credentialed field. Sleep has also become a popular topic in the media.

Unfortunately, most individuals with sleep disorders and other sleep problems are still undiagnosed and untreated.

Over the past decade, the ASA has helped to educate millions of people on the importance of sleep health and the recognition of sleep disorders.

ASA provides an interactive forum and comprehensive database of information for the general ...

 

Summary

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Communication, George Mason University Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication

Gary Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

Dr. Kreps is an advisor to numerous health communications-related organizations.

 

Information

GMU website    CHRC website Curriculum Vitae (docx) Wikipedia page   LinkedIn page

Email: gkreps@gmu.edu Phone: 703.993.1094 Office Hours: Address:  Robinson Hall A 339AB Fairfax, Va. 22030

 

About

Gary L. Kreps is a University Distinguished Professor of the Department of Communication at George Mason University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Research, Health Communication, Organizational Communication, Consumer-Provider Health Communication, Health Communication Campaigns, and E-Health Communication.

 

Education

Dr. Kreps received his BA and his MA in Communication from the University of Colorado, Boulder and his PhD from the University of Southern California.

 

Areas of expertise

Dr. Kreps’ areas of expertise include health communication and promotion, information dissemination, organizational communication, information technology, multicultural relations, risk/crisis management, health informatics, and applied research methods.

 

Positions

He is the Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication, serves on the Governing Board of the Center for Social Science Research, and is a faculty affiliate of the National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, the ...

 

Summary

Director, Undergraduate Communication Program, George Mason University Director, Science Communication Graduate Program

Dr. Rowan focuses on risk communication, science communication, and public relations. Her research concerns the public relations challenges of earning trust and explaining complexities in risk and crisis communication contexts.

 

Web Information

Department web page: http://communication.gmu.edu/people/krowan

Contact Information

Email:  krowan@gmu.edu

Phone: 703.993.4063

AddressRobinson Hall A 332

 

Biosketch

Curriculum Vitae Kathy Rowan is a professor of communication at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Her research concerns the public relations challenges of earning trust and explaining complexities in risk and crisis communication contexts. At George Mason, she teaches public relations.  Professor Rowan received her bachelor’s degree from George Mason’s English Department in 1975. After graduation, she worked for the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Public Affairs. Her master’s degree was earned in communication and journalism from the University of Illinois, and her doctorate in the teaching of rhetoric and composition from Purdue’s English Department. She joined Purdue’s Communication Department in 1985, earning tenure in 1991 and full professor status in 1996. As a GMU alumna, she returned home in 2000 to join one of the best communication faculties on the East Coast. Professor Rowan became interested in risk, crisis, and science communication through studies of science communication in the mass media. Professor Rowan ...