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There are many challenges facing hospitals and healthcare in the modern world we are living in. I've created this curation collection to save articles that help me understand what modern health in society is.  The articles here are general in nature and placed here to promote discussion. We advise that you talk with your health professional before changing any of your medication or treatment options.  Any of the online courses listed here may (or may not) be open for access or enrolment. Most are free to browse, some may charge a small fee if you wish to receive a certificate or record of learning.   Every effort is made to ensure that these links are up to date and be aware that some of these articles may be behind a 'paywall'. If you can’t get into an article, email me and I may be able to assist.  Views are my own.
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Depression is more common in the suburbs than in city centres – new research

Depression is more common in the suburbs than in city centres – new research | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Areas of Danish towns and cities with fewer people and more cars come with a higher risk of depression.
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Lower your risk for dementia by spending time in nature.

Older adults who lived in an area with more green space had a lower rate of hospitalization for some diseases and dementias, a large study showed.
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Mental blocks: how better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery

Mental blocks: how better design of acute mental health units could aid recovery | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
New Zealand’s acute mental health facilities are not fit for purpose. Although many inpatients are grateful for medication, they lament the lack of access to psychologists and therapeutic activities.
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How to make your apartment happier, according to mental-health experts.

How to make your apartment happier, according to mental-health experts. | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
If your small space feels more claustrophobic than cozy, mental-health experts recommend making these easy changes.
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Where you live affects your dementia risk

Where you live affects your dementia risk | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
New research reveals how socioeconomic status influences our memory abilities and risk of dementia.
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Living with disability in a world only built for 'the normate' is a 'draining' experience

Living with disability in a world only built for 'the normate' is a 'draining' experience | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Rebecca is part of the quarter of people in her suburb who have a disability. She and her father have to make a trek through a world that is not set up for them.
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At home, marks from my father's wheelchair were everywhere. We must improve accessible housing

At home, marks from my father's wheelchair were everywhere. We must improve accessible housing | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
My childhood was spent navigating my father’s disability. Then I was told I was facing the possibility of life in a wheelchair myself
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Sensor taps and no door handles: Covid-19 shows it's time to rethink public toilets

Sensor taps and no door handles: Covid-19 shows it's time to rethink public toilets | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Better building codes and some design innovation could greatly improve hygiene, experts say
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Force of nature: Why a walk in the park can do you the world of good

Force of nature: Why a walk in the park can do you the world of good | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
The garden forever carries the seasons in the soul. Painters and poets have walked among its flowering, and in autumn drawn forth on it.
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Why loneliness is both an individual thing and a shared result of the cities we create

Why loneliness is both an individual thing and a shared result of the cities we create | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
A systematic review of thousands of studies around the world has found many aspects of our cities affect loneliness. But people’s relationship with their environment is complex and highly individual.
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Opinion - Experience the Great Outdoors From Prison - Healing spaces

Opinion - Experience the Great Outdoors From Prison - Healing spaces | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Incarcerated men and women watch nature videos on a loop in a mental health program.
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Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think. How do we know? We looked into people's brains

Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think. How do we know? We looked into people's brains | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
We hope our work can help shape building planning and design. That could be classrooms that help us concentrate, or hospital waiting rooms that reduce our anxiety.
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An investment in clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID – it would help us concentrate, with lasting benefits

An investment in clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID – it would help us concentrate, with lasting benefits | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
COVID has given us the opportunity to ensure our air is as safe as our water. It needn’t be expensive.
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I teach architecture and have been in quarantine a lot lately. Here are ways design can protect us against COVID-19

I teach architecture and have been in quarantine a lot lately. Here are ways design can protect us against COVID-19 | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Our buildings and cities were not designed to handle a pandemic. But countries around the world are coming up with design ideas, some high-tech and some more basic, to reduce the infection risks.
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Poor ventilation may be adding to nursing homes' COVID-19 risks

Poor ventilation may be adding to nursing homes' COVID-19 risks | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Most aged care homes are designed to be naturally ventilated. But when windows are closed to keep out the cold, poor ventilation appears to be common – and that's a problem for infection control.
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Chicago’s Rush University Medical System was designed for a pandemic

Chicago’s Rush University Medical System was designed for a pandemic | Hospitals and Healthcare | Scoop.it
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago was designed in the aftermath of 9/11 to handle a widespread disaster. The coronavirus outbreak poses its first big test.
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