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This session focuses on some of the most pressing public health concerns regarding sleep health. Sleep is a biological requirement for human life, but insufficient sleep is experienced by approximately 1/3 of U.S. adults and a large portion of U.S. children and adolescents. In addition, sleep disorders are highly prevalent, with up to 10-17% of men and 3-9% of women over 30 having sleep apnea and approximately 5-15% having an insomnia disorder. These issues are associated with cardiometabolic risk, functional deficits, and mortality. These issues need to be addressed and dealt with in the community as well as the clinic. This is a public health problem. This session addresses many of the major public health and public policy issues relevant to population sleep health.