one who applies environmental design theory and practice to prioritize and or optimize for healthspan related outcomes, aligned with the objectives of the stakeholder(s); working alone or collaborating with a team of health and design professionals, the Healthspan Design Consultant (HDC) uses a problem-solving approach to apply environmental design theory and practice to prioritize and or optimize for healthspan related outcomes, aligned with the objectives of the stakeholder(s). The stakeholder(s) and the environment are considered as a dynamic unitary whole, forming the Stakeholder-Environmental-Unit (SEU). As the needs of any dynamic system fluctuate according to its variables, the HDC aligns the SEU with its desired healthspan outcomes to meet if not exceed the known and unknown demands it may face, with specific anticipatory and adaptive modular features and training.
Through a context-and-task oriented lens, the HDC researches and applies an evidence based and driven assessment of the SEU, critically analyzes the results, and contextually organizes these findings to create and offer unique, customized healthspan design solutions, bridging gaps between architectural and interior design, lifestyle, habits, resources, constraints, ROI and performance to support the SEU’s desired healthspan outcomes in any environment.
A Healthspan Design Consultant creates unique healthspan design solutions, bridging gaps between architectural design, lifestyle, habits, fitness, hygiene, nutrition, sleep and performance to support, prioritize and or even optimize environments to support any and all desired healthspan related behaviors and outcomes.
the application of design theory and practice to prioritize and or optimize for healthspan related outcomes
Unlike traditional design practices, healthspan design specifically supports, prioritizes and or optimizes for an entity's desired healthspan related outcomes.
the period of life spent healthy, able and with a high degree of personal agency, rather than simply how long one will physically be alive
Over the last century, lifespan has nearly doubled in Western civilization, however there has been a corollary decrease in proportional healthspan, or the relative quality of life, health, well-being and personal agency over the extended lifespan.
The maximum number of years we will live is called our lifespan but our
healthspan is even more important because it is the number of healthy active years we will enjoy during that time.
They are working to extend our lifespan but extending our healthspan may be even more important since just living longer doesn't matter if we are not still healthy and active.