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December 2006
RECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHCARE DESIGN.06 More than 2,500 healthcare executives, design professionals, product manufacturers, educators, students, and others attended the fourth annual HEALTHCARE DESIGN conference held November in Chicago, making it the best attended since The Center began doing educational conferences in 1988. Congratulations to this year's Healthcare Environment Award recipients: Frank Sardone, CEO of Bronson Healthcare Group was honored with this year's Changemaker Award. Sitris, KI and IoA were the 2006 Nightingale Award winners. CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE DESIGN.07 Next year, HEALTHCARE DESIGN will be the official fall conference of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. You won't want to miss this exciting event. We are currently accepting proposals from potential speakers. The submission deadline is January 8th. For information about the conference and details on how to submit a presentation proposal please click here. REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ENVIRONMENTS FOR AGING CONFERENCE IN APRIL Join other key stakeholders in government, real estate development, construction, senior housing, architecture, design, academia, and finance to explore the best ways to develop and redevelop all types of communities for the burgeoning baby boom generation. This conference focuses on enabling seniors to pursue active lifestyles and cultural opportunities in urban and suburban environments. "Environments for Aging: Designs for a New Era" is scheduled for April 23-24 in Baltimore, MD. CHER IS NOW A PART OF CHD In November, it was formally announced that The Coalition for Health Environments Research (CHER) is now a part of CHD. CHER, a nonprofit organization staffed and directed by tireless volunteers was founded in 1999 by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) to promote health environments research. It left the Academy in 1999 to form an independent 503(C)3 corporation in order to allow other organizations to join with the founders in making the overall research effort more effective. Many CHER volunteers have also been actively involved in CHD's work over the years. For more information about CHER, or to purchase CHER research reports, visit the CHER pages on the CHD site. NEW RESEARCH PAPERS AND ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace Less Infectious By Design See complete list of our research reports and papers CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 2007 BLAIR L. SADLER INTERNATIONAL HEALING ARTS COMPETITION Win recognition for your arts in healthcare project through a unique competition that honors individuals — both professional and student — as well as teams of individuals for their measurable impact on the quality of the healthcare experience for patients, visitors, families and staff. Awards will be given across various art forms, including literary arts, performing arts, visual arts, and multidisciplinary arts. Submission deadline is January 22, 2007. For more details and application, visit Society for the Arts in Healthcare web site. NEWS ABOUT THE CENTER Our newest staff member, Natalie Zensius, joined The Center in November as Marketing Communications Manager. Read her bio. The Center was certified as a Green Business last month by The San Francisco Bay Area Green Business Program. Read the press release.
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