The Center for Health Design
The Center for Health Design (CHD) is a nonprofit organization that engages and supports professionals and organizations in the healthcare, construction, and design industry to improve the quality of healthcare facilities and create new environments for healthy aging. CHD’s mission is to transform healthcare environments for a healthier, safer world through design research, education, and advocacy. The Knowledge Repository, found on the Center's web site, is a complete source of EBD research with key point summaries being added monthly. For more information, visit www.healthdesign.org.
Research Submitted
| Title | Author |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of Healthcare Environmental Design on Patient Falls | Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Ph.D. , Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D. | Jan 01, 2008 |
| Culture Change and Facility Design: A Model for Joint Optimization | D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, Robin Orr, MPH, W. Ellen Raboin, MBS, MSOD, MAHOS | Jan 01, 2008 |
| Health and Nature: The Influence of Nature on Design of the Environment of Care | Jerry Smith, ASLA, LEED AP | Oct 01, 2007 |
| Wayfinding: Design for Understanding | Barbara J. Huelat, AAHID, ASID, IIDA | Oct 01, 2007 |
| Limiting the Spread of Infection in the Health Care Environment | Mary G. Lankford, Susan Collins, Larry Youngberg, Denise M. Rooney, John R. Warren, Gary A. Noskin | Apr 01, 2007 |
| Sound Control for Improved Outcomes in Healthcare Settings | Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC, Roger Ulrich, PhD | Jan 01, 2007 |
| Designing a 21st Century Hospital: Environmental Leadership for Healthier Patients and Famillies | Debra J. Levin, Gary Cohen, Robin Guenther, FAIA, Gail Vittori, Cynthia Atwood, Mark Rossi, Ph.D., Tom Lent, Laura Brannen, Jamie Harvie, PE, Ted Schettler, MD, MPH | Sep 01, 2006 |
| First, Do No Harm | Gary Cohen | Sep 01, 2006 |
| Values-Driven Design and Construction: Enriching Community Benefits through Green Hospitals | Robin Guenther, FAIA, Gail Vittori, Cynthia Atwood | Sep 01, 2006 |
| Redefining Healthy Food: An Ecological Health Approach to Food Production, Distribution, and Procurement | Jamie Harvie, PE | Sep 01, 2006 |