From the WHP annual calendar · Friday, March 19, 2027
World Sleep Day
Awareness day of the World Sleep Society, held every year on the Friday before the March equinox. According to RAND Europe (2016), insufficient sleep costs the German economy up to USD 60 billion a year. One in three people in Germany says they sleep only moderately well or poorly (TK sleep study 2017). Workplace education: sleep is just as important as nutrition and exercise.
Idea to get started
Intranet campaign: "How well do you sleep?" with a validated self-test (ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale, free). Company physician info: when is poor sleep worth treating? Post a sleep tips card (5 rules for better sleep) in break rooms.
Proven for this occasion
Sleep Hygiene Tips
Sleep is the most powerful recovery tool people have – and the most underrated one in a workplace context. Anyone who sleeps only six hours a night for two wee…
Did you know?
According to RAND Europe, insufficient sleep costs the German economy up to 60 billion US dollars a year, about 1.6 percent of GDP. The study estimated just over 200,000 working days lost per year in Germany.
Source: RAND Europe, Why Sleep Matters – The Economic Costs of Insufficient Sleep (2016)
- Yearly cost of insufficient sleep
- $60bn
- of Germany's GDP
- 1.6%
Matching the action area
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MBSR course at work: stress reduction through mindfulness
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Peer support for psychological strain: contact persons in the team
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Based on COPSOQ: the in-depth survey on psychosocial strain
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Mental Health Week: How to break the taboo
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The Mindfulness Minute: 60 Seconds Against Chronic Stress
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