Importance
Living longer matters, but living well for longer matters more. Quality sleep supports brain health, physical function, emotional wellbeing and independence. Yet poor sleep is often dismissed as an inevitable part of getting older. While sleep patterns change with age, persistent sleep difficulties deserve attention.
Why it matters
Poor sleep affects more than just the next morning. Persistent sleep disruption and untreated sleep disorders are associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and cognitive decline. Common conditions such as insomnia and sleep apnea often go unrecognized in older adults, but timely assessment can improve health, safety and quality of life.
Where to find information and support
Understanding the importance of quality sleep is the first step. Taking action is the next.
SleepSafeCanada connects Canadians with trusted organizations offering expertise, education, public resources and support relating to sleep and healthy ageing.
Looking for more information or guidance? Start with our Partners. They may offer specialist knowledge, educational resources, practical guidance or links to appropriate services.
Our Endorsers, Supporters and Sponsors also offer valuable resources and support.
Explore the organizations below and take your next step toward better sleep and healthier ageing.
Want to get involved?
Help raise awareness of the initiative by sharing information, encouraging healthy sleep throughout life and challenging the assumption that persistent poor sleep is simply an inevitable part of getting older.
October initiative
Part of Canada’s Sleep Calendar, a year-round program of public education and awareness.
Who’s involved
Endorsers, partners, supporters and sponsors
Organizations and individuals helping Sleep Well, Age Well reach Canadians. Use the filters to view each type of involvement.
Endorsers
Our Endorsers are recognized organizations and institutions that publicly support the aims of SleepSafeCanada, helping establish the importance of healthy sleep across Canada.
Endorsement offers an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to public health, strengthen awareness within their fields and contribute to a coordinated national initiative, without financial or active participation requirements.
Their endorsement strengthens the initiative’s credibility and helps bring greater recognition to the importance of healthy sleep.
Partners
Our Partners actively contribute their established expertise, research, educational resources and practical guidance, helping Canadians better understand sleep and access reliable information, appropriate guidance and practical support.
In return, SleepSafeCanada offers Partners a national platform to share their expertise, advocate for greater recognition of the relationship between sleep and their particular field, extend the reach of their resources and connect with Canadians seeking relevant information and support.
SleepSafeCanada provides the platform; our Partners provide the expertise and resources that make it valuable.
Supporters
Our Supporters help spread awareness of healthy sleep through their communities, professional networks, workplaces and educational activities. By sharing information, promoting initiatives and encouraging public engagement, they help carry the message of sleep health to more Canadians.
In return, SleepSafeCanada recognizes their contribution and connects their efforts with a broader national public-health initiative.
Our Supporters extend the reach of sleep health education, helping turn awareness into action.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors provide financial or in-kind contributions that help develop, maintain and expand SleepSafeCanada’s educational resources and national awareness initiatives.
In return, SleepSafeCanada offers appropriate recognition and an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to the health, wellbeing and safety of Canadians.
Our Sponsors help make these resources possible, while SleepSafeCanada maintains its editorial independence.
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Trusted information
A Better Sleep
For additional public information, articles and downloadable resources relating to this initiative, please visit abettersleep.net. The site provides trusted, evidence-based information to help people better understand healthy sleep, sleep disorders and the lifelong importance of healthy sleep.
Strategic Technology Partner
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The Sleep Society has selected Web Hosting Canada as its Strategic Technology Partner, supporting the continued development, delivery and national growth of this initiative while helping build the digital infrastructure needed to support future collaboration across Canada.
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