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    Issue Brief

    Burnout: How the Built Environment Can Support Resilience
    December 2022 ∘ Issue Brief

    Learn about: the current state of burnout in healthcare; the impact of burnout on clinicians, patients and organizations; and the role of the built environment in mitigating burnout.
    Issue Brief

    Design for Behavioral and Mental Health: More Than Just Safety
    February 2018 ∘ Issue Brief

    As part of the Behavioral & Mental Health toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about the prevalence of behavioral and mental health conditions as comorbidities; design strategies for promoting psychological wellness; and a systematic benefit analysis approach to meet the psychological needs of all.
    Issue Brief

    Going Quiet: Best Practices
    March 2014 ∘ Issue Brief

    As part of the noise toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about how excessive noise can negatively impact patients and staff in the hospital environment, ways to improve patients’ perception of sound, and low-cost, medium-cost, and high-cost design strategies that can reduce noise.