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  • Public Health
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Educational Policy

Background:

  • Healthy People 2020 aims to increase sufficient sleep among high school students.
  • Delayed school start times are proven to benefit adolescent sleep, health, and well-being.
  • Progress in implementing delayed start times has been slow despite research support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel strategies for influencing school policy decision-making.
  • To demonstrate the application of these strategies to school start time policy change.
  • To accelerate the adoption of delayed school start times for adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • This commentary introduces four distinct strategies.
  • The strategies focus on influencing decision-making processes.
  • Case examples illustrate the application of these strategies to school start time policies.

Main Results:

  • The proposed strategies offer a framework for overcoming barriers to policy change.
  • Application of these strategies can expedite the implementation of delayed school start times.
  • Evidence-based approaches can be leveraged to influence policy adoption.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing delayed school start times is crucial for adolescent health and academic success.
  • New approaches are necessary to overcome inertia in school policy adoption.
  • Strategic interventions can accelerate the adoption of beneficial school start times.