Empathy in Architecture: Using Trauma-Informed Design to Promote Healing
An estimated 70 percent of adults in the United States have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives and up to 20 percent of these people will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An estimated 5 percent of Americans - that’s more than 13 million people - are struggling [...]
continue readingMillennials' Impact on Healthcare
Featured in Medical Construction & Design (MCD), Millennials' Impact on Healthcare written by Ayesha Wahid, explores rethinking design and services for patient and staff populations geared toward this generation. Read the article[...]
continue readingDesigning For Seismic Survival
"When Disaster Strikes: Designing For Seismic Survival," a special report on designing for resiliency and disaster preparedness that was first published in the March 2019 issue of Healthcare Design. Read the Article[...]
continue readingThe Emergence of Genomics and its Impact on Healthcare Delivery
New modalities of healthcare delivery are emerging, as the nexus of technology, genomics, and personalized medicine impacts healthcare. Translational research is allowing these breakthroughs to reach the patient more quickly than ever before. As architects and designers, we are increasingly challeng[...]
continue readingCancer Death Rates Fall
E4H was elated to read the number of deaths from cancer in the United States have dropped 25 percent since hitting a peak in 1991. The report, issued by the American Cancer Society, hit home for a lot of us. This drop means that 2.1 million fewer people died from cancer between 1991 and 2014 than[...]
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