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EDAC Advocate Firm Project

William T. Evjue Clinic - Access Community Health Centers, Madison, WI
February 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goals were to: improve operational efficiency via flow and collaboration between the two existing levels; facilitate team-based care; improve patient safety and satisfaction; and improve wayfinding.
Issue Brief

Memory Care: The Intersection of Aging and Mental Health

February 2020 ∘ Issue Brief

Learn about: the personal abilities and unique challenges faced by aging individuals, including those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, how thoughtful design can reduce stress associated with declining physical abilities, memory loss, and care provision.
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Webinar

Interactive Design Diagrams: Visually Translating and Linking Design Strategies with Healthcare Outcomes
February 2020 ∘ Webinar

This webinar addresses the ongoing development of a set of interactive and visually engaging annotated diagrams that can help to improve patient, staff, organizational, and even community-wide outcomes within hospital, outpatient, clinical, and home-based environments. 
EBD Journal Club

Evaluation of a Mental and Behavioral Health Patient Room Mockup at a VA Facility
February 2020 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Sachs, N., Shepley, M., Peditto, K., Hankinson, M.T., Giebink, B., Thompson, T. (2019). Health Environments Research & Design Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1937586719856349
Podcast

Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast Episode 26: Monika Smith, Design Director, APEX Design Build
January 2020 ∘ Podcast

Monika Smith, Design Director at Apex Design Build, talks about what no one is talking about in a healthcare project that they should be talking about.
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Webinar

Research Matters: 10 Picks for the Year
January 2020 ∘ Webinar

In this rapid-fire webinar, experts from The Center for Health Design will present their version of visual abstracts for a selection of 10 design research articles of the past year.
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Webinar

Telemedicine: Where We Are and Why the Built Environment Matters
January 2020 ∘ Webinar

This webinar will cover the definitions and content in the new section of the Guidelines, along with the research and practice-based evidence to support these design approaches.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Cherokee Indian Hospital, Cherokee, NC
January 2020 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal of the art program was to respect and visually reflect modernday life as an EBCI member while celebrating the unique Cherokee culture through original, multimedia artwork created by tribal members.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Spero Academy, Minneapolis, MN
December 2019 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The primary goal of this project was to apply the evidence-based design process to inform the design of the new school building. The transdisciplinary team evaluated current research pertaining to the student population, conducted focus groups with staff, and planned a formal study to test hypothesized outcomes in the new space compared to the old space.