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A Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Design

Harris, D., Joseph, A., Becker, F., Hamilton, K., Shepley, M., Zimring, C.; Published by The Center for Health Design. (November 2008)

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Design: Exploring Healthcare and Design (EDAC Study Guide One)

Malone, E., Harmsen, C., Reno, K., Edelstein, E., Hamilton, D.K., Salvatore, A., Mann-Dooks, J.R., Oland, C. & Nanda, U; Published by The Center for Health Design. (2008)

Building the Evidence-Base: Understanding Research in Healthcare Design (EDAC Study Guide Two)

Quan, X., Geboy, L., Ginsberg, R., Bosch, S., Joseph, A. & Keller, A.; Published by The Center for Health Design. (2009)

Integrating Evidence-Based Design: Practicing the Healthcare Design Process (EDAC Study Guide Three)

Kent, J., Richter, L., Keller, A., Watkins, N., Bosch, S., Rasche, J., Herbert, C., Allums, H., Malone, E., Rybkowski, Z., McLaughlin, T., Gephart, V., Moler, J., Stroupe, J. & Doyle, K.; Published by The Center for Health Design. (2009)

Evidence for Innovation: Transforming Children's Hospitals Through the Physical Environment

In collaboration with National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI), this project applies evidence-based design research, practice, and principles to pediatric hospitals and medical facilities. Purchase on the NACHRI website. (July 2008)

A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design

Jain Malkin; Published by The Center for Health Design and funded by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (March 2008)

Improving Healthcare with Better Building Design

Edited by Sara O. Marberry and published by the Health Administration Press. (January 2006)

Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) Journal

Produced by Vendome Group in conjunction with The Center for Health Design. HERD is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal whose mission is to enhance the knowledge and practice of evidence-based healthcare design. Subscribe here.

HEALTHCARE DESIGN Magazine
Published monthly by Vendome Group, LLC in conjunction with The Center for Health Design. Explores the latest trends and issues in healthcare building design and construction. Please send materials for consideration for publication in the magazine directly to the Editor.

Research Reports
Sixteen research reports on a variety of topics, including evidence-based design research, healing gardens, hospital site visits, patient-centered design, and hospital building design.

Healthcare Design Assessment Tools
An environmental assessment tool based on our research on consumer perceptions of the healthcare environment.

Journal of Healthcare Design
A 10-volume collection of proceedings from the First-Tenth Symposium on Healthcare Design, produced by The Center for Health Design from 1988-1998.

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