The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, will host a “Sleep Health” presentation exploring the importance of sleep in overall health, benefits of good sleep, consequences of inadequate sleep, sleep disorders, and tips for getting a better night’s sleep with guest speaker Dr. Ali Al-Himyary on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, from Noon to 1 p.m.

To ensure positive outcomes for women and girls, The Women’s Fund in partnership with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic offers “Health and Wellness Awareness” presentations at no cost to the public. Guests will have the option to join virtually or in person at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s Berthelsen Main Campus located at 2727 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston 77025. Lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

Dr. Al-Himyary earned his medical degree at Kuwait University, Kuwait City, and completed his internship and residency at the University of Illinois. He has a Nutritional Support fellowship at Harvard University’s Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He sees both adult and pediatric patients at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Sleep Center. Dr. Al-Himyary is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Professional Sleep Society.

For 43 years, The Women’s Fund has educated girls and women in the Houston area through classes, workshops, lectures, and publications that teach resiliency skills and relate those skills to current and future health risks. Dedicated to ensuring positive health outcomes for individuals and communities, The Women’s Fund serves close to 12,000 women and adolescent girls and distributes over 9,000 publications each year at no cost.

For more information on The Women’s Fund visit www.thewomensfund.org and to register for the “Sleep Health” presentation, visit https://thewomensfund.org/events/sleep/.