You're very sleepy, you're yawning, so you're not attentive to the conversations that are taking place. The University of Alberta supports international students dealing with various personal challenges, and newcomers believe sleeping issues span different communities and institutions. One Swiss study (new window) found immigrants were more likely to face sleep disturbances than non-immigrants because they faced higher levels of emotional distress. Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk of depression, obesity, diabetes, and all-cause mortality, according to Health Canada. Pendharkar said sleep health needs to be a larger focus for medical schools and in Canadian culture as a whole.
