New Journal: World Health Design

July 2008 Cover of "Design for Health" CLICK TO SEE LARGER IMAGE

World Health Design (WHD) is a new journal published by The International Academy for Design and Health. To learn more about it I interviewed Marc Sansom, the Marketing and Communications Director by email. Marc is based Essex, England.

Is there a plan to have articles about the use of Art in HealthCare?

Art in healthcare is a hugely important topic, and often underestimated by decision-makers in respect of its contribution to the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and families in the healthcare environment. We will be providing coverage of this key topic in WHD, but also hope to work with partners on supplement reports and publishing projects to promote the research and practice being done in the field.

Who is the intended audience?

Design & Health is a global knowledge community with an international interdisciplinary network of health planners, architects, designers, engineers, health managers, clinicians, nurses, health scientists, psychologists, constructors and industrialists working in research and practice in government, academia and business. The audience of WHD reflects the make-up of this network.

If someone wanted to subscribe, how do they sign up? What does it cost?

Subscription offers are available for both individuals and teams across one or two years and offer great value for money. To subscribe, either download a subscription form from www.designandhealth.com or
e-mail marc@designandhealth.com for a form.

How often does it come out?

World Health Design is published four times a year, but we hope to publish bimonthly in 2010.

The second issue is just going to press, is that right?

The second issue has been published and distributed. The third issue goes to press in October.

How many different countries is it being mailed to?

The readership is truly global and coverage is provided across all the major continents of the world in both the developed and developing world.

What is the website for the magazine?

Information on the magazine is available at the web site for the International Academy for Design & Health: www.designandhealth.com

We are, however, also in development of a new, modern and interactive web site platform for both World Health Design and the International Academy for Design & Health, which we hope will be launched by the end of September.

Anything else you would like to say about this new Journal?

World Health Design is the most exciting publishing project in the field in its unique attempt to bridge the gap between research and practice to an interdisciplinary audience at an international level, and we welcome anyone who wishes to support our ambitions, either as contributors or through advertising and sponsorship to join us in achieving this ambition.