5. Design for Health
PUBLICATION DESIGN | PATRICK WHITNEY & THE HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a930d0b38143bb481ea4177d2b810a94285aa1d27af0ce4817f67b1ccc202ee/IMG_5501.jpg)
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Design for Health is a book about how design research methods and emerging technology can complement traditional public health research methods to create more holistic, human-centered solutions.
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The publication explores new approaches taught in two Harvard and IIT courses, combining design and data to challenge the current top-down structure of change in public health. These courses are experiments in how to progress beyond incremental change to improve patient outcomes.
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MUCH LOVE TO THE TEAM AT IA COLLABORATIVE + IIT:
Patrick Whitney
Amy Wicks
Alec Cerminaro
Megan Pryce
Kit Leitner
Lila Trickle
Rebecca Gimenez
Derek Smith