Sleepy teens: A public health epidemic, Wendy Troxel, TEDx Manhattan Beach

Sleep deprivation What most parents, teachers, and school administrators think of as just part of being a teenager, Rand Corporation sleep scientist Wendy Troxel labels loss of teen sleep a public health epidemic. Not a function of being social or participating in social media, Wendy believes sleep loss is mostly due to school start times a matter of public policy. Dr. Troxels research focuses on the interface between sleep, the social environment, and health, and on implications for public policy.