American Sleep Apnea Association

The American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 by persons with sleep apnea, health care providers and researchers.[2] The association offers education and advocacy services to improve the lives of sleep apnea patients.

American Sleep Apnea Association
AbbreviationASAA[1]
Formation1990
Typenon-profit organization
WebsiteOfficial website

In March 2016, the organization partnered with IBM Watson to launch a ResearchKit study app called SleepHealth, to study the connection between sleep habits and health outcomes.[3]

References

  1. Rolling, Alice (Aug 2020). "Sleep Apnea – American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA)". American Sleep Apnea Association. Archived from the original on 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. Wolf-Meyer, Matthew J. (2012). The Slumbering Masses: Sleep, Medicine, and Modern American Life. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9780816674749.
  3. "American Sleep Apnea Association, IBM launch sleep-focused ResearchKit app". Mobi Health News. March 2, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2022.


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