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Welcome to your SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange digest, the online community dedicated to sharing
knowledge on designing a healthier society and a more sustainable planet. 
As co-organisers of the world-leading European Healthcare Design Congress with Architects for Heath, and Healthy City Design International Congress in collaboration with Royal College of Art, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, participating in the SALUS online community provides you access to:
- 150+ hours of conference video talks
- 1000+ articles of daily news, policy and research papers
- 200+ posters and abstracts
- 200+ healthcare design projects in a searchable map
- 250+ events from all over the world
- A marketplace of organisations, services and products
- Interactive features such as specialist groups and discussions
Since launching fully live in June, the community is growing exponentially. We are also pleased to welcome our most recent corporate members to the community, HDR, BDP and Perkins+Will, and thanks to those who have recently renewed, including Conrad Gargett, Guldmann, Art in Site, and Vanguard Healthcare. Contact info@salus.global to learn more about becoming a corporate member.
Finally, please tell all your colleagues about SALUS and invite them to join and participate in our knowledge community at
www.salus.global.
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The human symptoms of climate change are already affecting the health of populations and could be potentially irreversible, but although little progress has been made to date there are glimmers of hope that the global response is accelerating.
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Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, and Waterfront Toronto, a government regeneration agency, are to embark on 'Sidewalk Toronto' - a joint project to design a new kind of mixed-use, complete community on the Canadian city's Eastern waterfront.
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Cliff Harvey, Beth Zacherle and Joel Worthington discuss how to gather user insights and how they can inform the ideal experience. They will explain the process' implications and how results are directly tied to the strategic plan of North York General Hospital (NYGH) in Toronto, creating a true patient- and family-centred experience.
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Completed last year, Sahlgrenska University's Hospital Imaging & Intervention Centre in Sweden is described as the world's first hospital to accommodate the latest imaging equipment and treatment for cancer patients within the same building.
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A new Canadian study suggests that living in greener environments can impact on how long you live.
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Modern healthcare facilities strive to be open, transformative and transparent community hubs, fostering healing, recreation and wellbeing along with positive working conditions. In this capacity, they're integral to developing more sustainable and resilient healthy cities.
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Hospitals are significant components of the built environment but their institutional planning process often remains obscure and poorly integrated into broader city plans. This research focuses on three case studies of how non-profit hospitals and local stakeholders work together towards civic goals: Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Bon Secours Health System in Baltimore, and Stamford Hospital in Stamford.
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The use of highly toxic chemicals in carpets must be banned to protect human health, US public health lobby group the Healthy Building Network (HBN) has urged.
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A project that addresses the complex challenge of rising sea levels for low-lying urban areas has been named the overall winner of the inaugural WAFX Prize, awarded to future projects that identify key challenges that architects will need to address over the next ten years.
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Troubled integrated support services business Carillion has signed terms in principle to offload a large part of its UK healthcare facilities management business to Serco Group for an agreed price of £50.1m.
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New on our fully searchable healthcare design projects database is this
Another recent project now live on SALUS is the
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Designed by Conrad Gargett, in a joint venture with Lyons, the hospital
provides paediatric services for Queensland's population of 4.5m.
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A UK scheme that directly links up museums and referrers from health, social care and third-sector organisations to tackle health inequalities has scooped an accolade in the 'arts and health' category of the Royal Society for Public Heath's Health and Wellbeing Awards 2017.
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A joint venture between Graham Construction and Bam Ireland has been selected to construct the new maternity hospital at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
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Flemish minister Jo Vandeurzen has officially opened a new hospital in the outskirts of Maaseik, Limburg, designed by de Jong Gortemaker Algra Architects and Engineers.
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Scientists have developed new technology in the fight against hospital-acquired infections - a textile that disinfects itself.
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The safety advantages to society associated with autonomous cars may be unappealing to those drivers more prone to take risks on the road, raising questions over their design and promotion.
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Thank you for joining the SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange at www.salus.global, and participating in our online community. We look forward to your contribution as you help us share global knowledge and insight on how to create a healthier society and a more sustainable planet for all.
Sincerely,
 Andrew Sansom
Editor and Knowledge Manager
SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange
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Memberships
While individuals can register and set up a profile for free, commercial organisations can create a profile at a standard annual subscription rate of £1000. However, for a limited period, you can register your
organisation profile at a
50% discount of £500 - so hurry before this offer ends.
A profile allows organisations to have live links across the site to projects and journal articles, providing much greater visibility, including the ability to showcase their services, products and media content in user activity feeds.
Non-commercial organisations, such as charities and non-private healthcare providers, can set up an organisational profile free of charge.
You can create your organisational profile via your individual profile page.
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