Healthy Living Centres: Planning and Design for Primary Health Care
Author(s): Geoffrey Purves (Author)
Publisher: Architectural Pr
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0750646020
ISBN-13: 9780750646024
Book Description
By exploring the design process this book looks at the relationship between the architectural and medical professions to see how the next wave of Government health policies can be best provided for. The aim is to raise the quality of health buildings in the primary care sector.
Greater flexibility will be required as the medical profession moves towards a pro-active attitude to Healthy Living Centres rather than the traditional reactive treatment to cure disease.
This is a hands-on ‘how to do it’ guide to satisfy changing policy objectives, offering an up to date methodology to encourage a holistic approach to health care buildings which will be of interest to both architectural and medical professionals.
* Gain comprehensive technical coverage of primary health care planning & design * Learn about the approach taken by designers through international examples and illustrations and inspire your own designs * Explore the relationship between the architectural and medical professions and learn how best to provide for both the designer and the client
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A very valuable and timely book . . . the author is eminently suitable for the task.’ — Leslie Fairweather
‘A very valuable and timely book . . . the author is eminently suitable for the task.’ Leslie Fairweather
‘Geoffrey Purves clearly has a wide range of experience in designing primary health care facilities’ Fred Lawson —
Review
‘Geoffrey Purves clearly has a wide range of experience in designing primary health care facilities’ —
Fred Lawson
From the Publisher
This is a hands-on ‘how to do it’ guide to satisfy changing policy objectives, offering an up to date methodology to encourage a holistic approach to health care buildings which will be of interest to both architectural and medical professionals.
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