I just got an email informing me that The Global Alliance for Arts & Health has gone out of business. I’ll miss them! They were the major organization for anyone concerned with using art in healing environments. They used to be known as the Society for Art in Healthcare. I’m not sure why they closed. I’m also… Read More
Can the Design of Hospitals Help Patients Recover Faster?
There is a lot of evidence to support that idea that a properly designed hospital can contribute to patient recovery. Even though the Center for Health Design has been promoting this idea since 1993 many people are still surprised when they learn about it. Fortunately new articles keep coming out to explain Evidence-based Design. Lucy… Read More
EDAC Certification Today
I’m seeing more and more art consultants and healthcare designers listing themselves as EDAC Certified. EDAC is The Center for Health Design’s program that awards credentials to individuals who can demonstrate that they know how to apply an evidence-based design (EBD) process in healthcare. That means understanding some of the research behind EBD and being able… Read More
What’s Changed in Healthcare Art?
Dr. Sarajane Eisen is a leading researcher on Evidence-based Art. Recently I interviewed her by email: What changes have you seen with the use of art in healthcare over the last ten years? There is a heightened awareness of the need for art in hospitals. The word is out about the positive psychological benefits of… Read More
4 Key Ideas for Art in Healthcare
I wrote an article for World Health Design that I thought might be useful to share. I tried to condense what I have learned about the use of art in healthcare into 4 key points. The full article was published in April 2010 issue of World Health Design (PDF). Here is the text of the article: 4… Read More