Bringing together the best aspects of ambulatory care; complementary medicine; and fitness clubs under one roof; wellness centers are poised to become an essential vehicle of healthcare delivery for the 21st century. Although wellness-based programs have been instituted by nearly every hospital system in North America; very little has been published on this rapidly emerging building type. Wellness Centers enables design professionals and others to understand the fitness and healthcare requirements of these facilities; and to address them effectively in their work. Providing essential insights into balancing the healthcare and retail demands of wellness centers; Joan Whaley Gallup reviews every step of the planning and development process; addressing project assessment; financing; programming; and marketing. She draws on her extensive expertise in creating wellness centers to cover a full range of development and design considerations; including design guidelines for lobby/waiting areas; clinical space; administrative areas; pools; saunas; and indoor gardens. Finally; an inspiring project portfolio profiles an impressive roster of successful wellness centers from around the world. With useful information on code compliance; plus floor plans; schematic designs; and more; this book is a vital professional resource for anyone involved in wellness center design; planning; or management. "The wellness center is the most positive; nurturing; life-affirming building type ever to evolve in the history of healthcare facilities design. . . . By turning inside out the trends of past centuries; we can now focus on wellness. We can create buildings that will nurture and sustain us; healing environments that will serve to support happy; life-enhancing activities. Centers for wellness are centers for life."-from the Preface The first book of its kind; Wellness Centers offers design professionals and others complete cutting-edge coverage of these complex new facilities; from planning and development issues to design guidelines and case examples of successful wellness centers from around the world. Written by an architect with extensive experience in the field; this book provides a firm foundation in wellness center design; planning; and management-essential reading for anyone involved in this rapidly growing area of healthcare design.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ... superb example of yet another facet of the worlds greatest entertainer: his talent as a photographer and with ...By Burt BoyarThis is a superb example of yet another facet of the worlds greatest entertainer: his talent as a photographer and with the advantage of access to major celebrities that few other would have. i.e. Frank Sinatra in his pajamas. This book sold out its first printing immediately. as Sammys friend; biographer and author of all the text in this book I can tell you that I have never heard anything but delighted comments from people who have had the pleasure of turning and gazing at his remarkable pictures of some of the most famous and beautiful people in the world. I have just personally bought eleven copies through s amazing resources as gifts for people I really care about.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. AMAZING!By Lowell "RaceMan" ThompsonI knew SDJ was an incomparable artist in the field of entertainment. Pound for pound; I can think of few whove even come close.But I didnt know he was a dedicated photog until a few years ago when I heard about this book. This book shows that his artistry went way beyond the stage. There are candid photos of his celeb buddies that only a fellow star would have access to take.And even though I couldnt afford it then; when I bought it used though ; I was happily surprised at the great condition it was in. Kudos to and its retail partners.Lowell "RaceMan" Thompson0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Joy to BeholdBy Burt BoyarAs Sammys biographer and the author of this book I cannot opine; but I can say that I have heard many; many excamations of joy over the book; including from Barbara Sinatra and Jeannie Martin. As the author I bought it as an ebook to see how a large coffee table book looked reduced to the size of an iPad and I was both amazed and thrilled to see that the photos Sammy took have all the power and impact on the small screen as they do in the large book..Burt Boyar