Healing by Design: Healing Gardens and ... - InformeDesign
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Implicationswww.informedesign.umn.edu6—Parker, D. (1991). A better buildings <strong>and</strong> bennefits.Modern Healthcare, 21(47), 30.—Tyson, M. (1998). The <strong>Healing</strong> L<strong>and</strong>scape:Therapeutic Outdoor Environment. New York:McGraw-Hill.Additional Resources—www.healingl<strong>and</strong>scapes.org—www.ahta.org—www.alexstark.com—www.arboretum.umn.edu—www.csh.umn.eduAbout the Authors:Steve Mitrione , MD, MLA,is a Family Physician withtwenty years of clinical experience.Dr. Mitrione recentlyreceived his Master ofL<strong>and</strong>scape Architecture fromthe University of Minnesota<strong>and</strong> is one of only two individualsin the United Statesto hold both degrees. Hisfocus is on the ways in which l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>and</strong> thedesigned environment can improve health <strong>and</strong> aid inthe recovery from illness.At the Minnesota L<strong>and</strong>scapeArboretum, Jean Larson,MA, HTR, CTRS, serves asthe coordinator ofTherapeutic HorticultureServices. She oversees trainingof professional staffin the principles of therapeutichorticulture, the implementationof therapeutichorticulture programs, <strong>and</strong>community outreach. Ms. Larson is a faculty memberat the CSH <strong>and</strong> serves as the center’s healinggarden consultant. She earned her MA inTherapeutic Recreation <strong>and</strong> Outdoor Education atthe University of Minnesota in 1990 <strong>and</strong> is a certifiedtherapeutic recreation specialist <strong>and</strong> registered inhorticultural therapy.As founder <strong>and</strong> director ofthe Center for Spirituality<strong>and</strong> <strong>Healing</strong> (CSH) at theUniversity of Minnesota,Mary Jo Kreitzer, Ph.D.,RN, brings more than 15years of leadership <strong>and</strong>expertise to the field of complementarytherapies <strong>and</strong>healingpractices.Currently, she is the principalinvestigator (PI) of a $1.6 million NationalInstitutes of Health (NCCAM) education grant; theco-PI of a five year $2.1 million NIH (NINR) clinicaltrial of mindfulness meditation with solid organtransplant patients; <strong>and</strong> the PI on a Fetzer Institutefunded evaluation of the Inner Life of HealersProgram. Dr. Kreitzer is also a tenured associate professorin the School of Nursing.Related Research SummariesInforme<strong>Design</strong> has many Research Summaries abouthealing, well-being, <strong>and</strong> related, pertinent topics.This knowledge will be valuable to you as you consideryour next design solution <strong>and</strong> worth sharing withyour clients <strong>and</strong> collaborators.“Benefits of Restorative Environments”—Journal of Environmental Psychology“Influences of Favorite Places”—Environment <strong>and</strong> BehaviorWhere Research Informs <strong>Design</strong> ®
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