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New Collaborations
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, more than 10,000 people turn 65 every day. By 2050 that population will skyrocket 47% from 58 million today to over 82 million.
Whether you’re creating care or living environments for your parents or yourself – or me! – the demand grows greater and more important every day.
The Center is rising to meet that challenge, expanding our role as an industry trailblazer in design for healthy aging research, resources, thought leadership and community building.
In keeping with our belief that you can get farther faster together, we’ve created an exciting and dynamic collaboration with the AIA Design for Aging (DFA) Knowledge Community and the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE), and in partnership with LeadingAge and The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, to produce the Healthy Aging by Design Showcase.
Comprised of six events throughout the year, the Showcase will feature and celebrate ground-breaking achievements, innovative solutions and best practices, leveraging this industry-leading cooperative’s collective expertise to shape the future of empowering and healthy aging environments that enhance quality of life across generations.
Our first Showcase events are right around the corner.
- Thursday, November 21
Environments for Healthy Aging Webinar Day
Two 60-minute webinars, the first unveiling the findings from a recent study examining the costs and benefits of creating age-inclusive environments; and the second explores new approaches for improving and evaluating indoor environmental quality in healthcare dining settings. Registration is free thanks to support from Patcraft.
- Thursday, January 23
Design for Healthy Aging Virtual Workshop
Hear 13 leading experts share ideas, innovations and best practices to inform the creation of a new generation of age-friendly care and living environments. Our premier design for aging event of the year, the takeaways from this workshop will produce broad and immediate impact in your work. Early-bird and Affiliate discounts are available.
Watch for news about other upcoming Showcase events!
Be Well,
Debra Levin, Hon. FASID, EDAC
President and CEO
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WE INVITE YOU
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Upcoming Workshop
Design for Healthy Aging: Innovative and Evidence-Based Practices for Every Setting
January 23, 2025
8:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM ET
Half-Day Workshop (4 hours)
Affiliate Discounts Apply
CEUs Available
As individuals age, physical, mental, and societal challenges become more prevalent.
Nowhere is this demographic shift being felt more seismically than in the healthcare and living environments serving our aging population. People aged 65 and older are hospitalized twice as frequently as adults aged 45 to 64. The demand for all types of senior living – independent, assisted, skilled nursing and memory care – continues to outweigh supply.
Now in its seventh year, the Design for Healthy Aging workshop will provide you with not just a glimpse into that future, but the research, resources, tools and best practices to help get you there.
Join us as expert faculty present innovations, ideas and lessons learned that will have broad and immediate application and impact on environments for aging.
Register before December 15 for Early Bird savings!
Learn more and register.
Sponsor Partner: Patcraft
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JOIN US AT THE 2025 PDC SUMMIT
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Agenda Now Posted
Full Four-Day Conference Registration Just $1150. Center Affiliates Just $925.
Learn More and Register
The Center for Health Design is now a Strategic Educational Collaborator and Supporting Organization for the PDC Summit | The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction.
At this year’s Summit The Center will produce and present a pre-conference evidence-based design workshop and a 25-session educational track sponsored by Mohawk Group and Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering – Research, Design and Outcomes – featuring recent work from The Center’s research team; Environment Networks; the HERD Journal, and other familiar and new healthcare design industry leaders.
Preview The Center’s 25-session learning track & register here.
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Resources
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EBD JOURNAL CLUB
Digital Blue Space: Can Sensory Waterscapes Reduce Stress and Anxiety in Healthcare Spaces?
December 17, 2024
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET
Affiliate Discounts Apply
CEUs Available
Ocean waves. A running stream. A cascading waterfall. The sights and sounds of moving water have long been recognized for their calming qualities. Biophilic research suggests that the presence of water can reduce stress, reduce blood pressure and increase circulation.
This Journal Club meeting explores the effectiveness of a technology-based design solution to incorporate the healing effects of water without the risks presented by physical water features. In the study being presented, the authors examined whether the visual and auditory calming characteristics of physical water can be delivered through a technology-based solution – digital blue space – to incorporate the healing benefits of water into healthcare designs.
Hear and discuss with the authors the background, methods and results that informed their conclusion: “The utilization of sensory waterscapes can also provide a cost affordable, non-pharmacological, alternative for anxiety mitigation for patients and staff undergoing high-stress situations.”
Learn more and register.
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Opportunities
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PRESENTED BY
STEELCASE HEALTH
Designing a Better Clinician Experience
November 19, 2024
9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
In a profession dedicated to caring for others, the wellbeing of healthcare workers themselves is often overlooked in their own work environments. Clinicians face daily challenges that not only affect their health and job satisfaction but also patient care.
Watch this webinar to hear from Steelcase and this panel of designers and healthcare professionals – including Center for Health Design Research Associate, Yolanda Keys – explain how thoughtful design can transform the ways clinicians work, reduce burnout and create a more supportive work environment.
Learn more and register.
2024 Building
H Index
Should companies be accountable for how their products affect consumers’ health?
Building H recently released the 2024 Building H Index, which rates and ranks more than 75 popular products and services on how they affect the health of their users. These industries have a massive, if long overlooked, impact on human health that the Index seeks to quantify.
See how different companies fared and read takeaways on how the products in your life can affect your health here.
View the 2024 Building H Index.
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Simulation to Help Inform Health Care Design
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Yolanda Keys, R.N., NEA-BC, EDAC, Research Associate, The Center for Health Design
Simulation can be used in a variety of ways to inform important design and construction decisions. Three recent papers from The Center for Health Design’s Knowledge Repository use different simulation methods to identify real-world workflows and their implications for design.
HFM Magazine, read more...
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Key Functions of Lighting in Healthcare Facilities
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Lighting has many effects on a patient and how their recovery goes, especially during stressful periods. Various aspects such as color temperatures and brightness levels can impact the mood of a patient, which contributes overall to their ability to recover. Warm light colors can soothe patients, while bright light colors can invigorate them.
Healthcare Facilities Today, read more...
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Color in Care: How Mindful Design Can Improve Spaces
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Color is a key component of any professional branding or design endeavor, and the use of color in health care settings is no exception. Although color psychology has the potential to affect patient experiences and outcomes, it remains relatively underexplored relative to its extensive use in marketing.1 As research consistently demonstrates the profound impact of color on consumer behavior, there is a compelling case for applying these insights to patient floors, waiting rooms, and physician branding.
Clinical Advisor, read more...
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Biophilia: Designing With Nature
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Designing with nature in mind comes from careful, thorough, and intentional product selection, keeping materials, sourcing, and quality in mind. For those looking for biophilic design in office spaces, the benefits extend beyond aesthetics. Studies have shown that incorporating natural elements in the workplace can lead to increased creativity, productivity, and overall employee well-being. The presence of nature has an overall calming effect on us, affecting the way we think, interact and experience the spaces we are in.
Facility Executive, read more...
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Contact our VP Relationship Development Randy Carter, rcarter@healthdesign.org, (541) 965-1922.
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ABOUT US
For over 30 years the non-profit Center for Health Design has led and empowered current and future healthcare owners, clinicians, architects, designers, product & solution providers and other stakeholders in an industry-wide endeavor to maximize health through informed design.
By providing research, education and community-building to over 30,000 professionals worldwide, The Center drives measurable improvements in health, safety and business outcomes through evidence-based design of the built environment. Explore The Center’s resources, tools and learning opportunities at www.healthdesign.org.
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