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Get the latest trends, tools, and resources for improving healthcare environments here. Browse our many free and members-only resources, including research reports and issue briefs, interviews, case studies, design strategies, lessons learned, key point summaries, and webinars.

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EDAC Advocate Firm Project

A National Children's Hospital, The East Coast, U.S.A.
February 2019 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘

The goals of this project were to discover the challenges of a new entry portal and determine design decisions to enable clarity for patients, families, and staff and to create an entry that matched the vision of this world-class hospital.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The Health Facilitator, Texas Health Resources, Frisco, TX
February 2019 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project ∘
The aim of THR and UT Southwestern Frisco Campus’ Health Facilitator was to show how a facility embedded within a community can encourage wellness, preventative care, and proactive behavior for the surrounding population instead of the typical reactive model of seeking care after illness or injury occurs. Thoughtful design strategies and incorporation of mixed-use spaces intend to change the view of the facility from a hospital or institution to one that is more integrated into the community.
Issue Brief

Reducing Injury and Harm: Safety for Behavioral & Mental Health
February 2019 ∘ Issue Brief ∘
As part of the safety toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about the importance of recognizing the presence of behavioral and mental health patients throughout a facility, the conditions of both self-harm and harm to others, including staff, and design considerations to mitigate the risk of injury associated with behavioral and mental health populations.
Design Strategies

Reducing Injury and Harm in Behavioral & Mental Health Settings
February 2019 ∘ Design Strategies ∘

The following design solutions are a brief summary of the content found in Reducing Injury and Harm: An Issue Brief on Safety for Behavioral & Mental Health. They are organized by building design category.
Tool

Injury in Behavioral & Mental Health Settings: A Safety Risk Assessment Roadmap

February 2019 ∘ Tool ∘

The following table provides a crosswalk of design categories in the built environment (e.g., unit layout) and safety issues to consider in behavioral and mental health settings (e.g., blind spots). This table is meant to serve as a high-level roadmap for design considerations in conjunction with the online Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) toolkit (www.healthdesign.org/sra). It is not intended to serve as a substitute for the online version of the SRA tool.
Executive Summary

Understanding Injury in Behavioral and Mental Health Settings
February 2019 ∘ Executive Summary ∘
Understanding Injury in Behavioral and Mental Health Settings  

Based on a 2016 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that 18% of adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in the previous year

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Webinar

Post-Acute Environments – What’s Wrong With Them?
February 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar examines the challenges of delivering on the quality care proposition associated with the population health, with the value-based payment system, and CMS Star ratings, healthcare providers have begun collaborating in new ways to manage chronically ill populations, eliminate the need for hospital re-admissions, and improve patient outcomes, while lowering healthcare costs. 
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Webinar

Research Corner: Ask the Author - Comparing the Effectiveness of Four Different Design Media in Communicating Desired Performance Outcomes With Clinical End Users
December 2018 ∘ Webinar ∘
Research Corners provide the chance to interact with authors who have recently published evidence-based design papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals. Attendees will be able to interact with the author(s) as they discuss their study and provide ways to translate the research into practice.  Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of four different design communication media in helping clinical end users understand spatial and functional information and in supporting their ability to provide design feedback. 
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Webinar

A Culture of Health: Let’s Redefine What Health Is
January 2019 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will identify an implementation strategy to embed a “culture of health” in your projects. Case studies and demonstrable examples from around the world illuminate how healthcare organizations and designers are working at all geographic scales to remake health-promoting places, spaces, and things.
Member Project

Rockville Hospital Behavioral Health Unit
February 2019 ∘ Member Project ∘
Moser Pilon Nelson Architects worked with the hospital, selecting Altro Aquarius and Altro Whiterock for use throughout the unit. Altro Whiterock’s hygienic nature prevents water and moisture ingress, and its durable impact-resistance ensures a sledgehammer strike won’t even crack its panels.