Health and wellness awareness
Features/Mind/Feature 84
- 84 Health and wellness awareness
- 85 Integrative design
- 86 Post-occupancy surveys
- 87 Beauty and design I
- 88 Biophilia I - qualitative
- 89 Adaptable spaces
- 90 Healthy sleep policy
- 91 Business travel
- 92 Building health policy
- 93 Workplace family support
- 94 Self-monitoring
- 95 Stress and addiction treatment
- 96 Altruism
- 97 Material transparency
- 98 Organizational transparency
- 99 Beauty and design II
- 100 Biophilia II - quantitative
- P5 Health through housing equity
- P6 Education space provisions
Health and wellness awareness
Intent:
To promote a deeper understanding of factors that impact health and wellness.
BACKGROUND
Health literacy, defined by the National Academy of Medicine as “the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions”, is essential for optimal health and well-being. Literacy requires awareness and an ability to decipher health literature and options for health services. Both accessibility and customizability of health-oriented literature are necessary to promote increased health awareness and well-being.
Explanatory guides allow occupants to familiarize themselves with and benefit from features that are incorporated into the project, as well as gain a broader understanding of health and wellness factors beyond the built environment. The following is provided:
a.
A guide (available to all occupants) describing the WELL Building Standard features pursued by the project.
A digital and/or physical library of resources is provided that focuses on mental and physical health and meets the following criteria:
a.
Contains at least one book title or one magazine subscription for every 20 occupants (no more than 20 titles are required).
b.
Is prominently displayed and readily available to all occupants.
A written document provides a narrative on a health and wellness curriculum that incorporates all of the following:
a.
The impact of the built environment and other environmental factors on occupant health, wellness and comfort.
b.
The promotion of healthy habits as related to WELL concepts of air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.
c.136
The EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools, by school administrators.