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Prioritizing Wellness in Public Health Labs

Maryland Public Health Laboratory
Maryland Public Health Lab Interior

Lab planners and designers are re-thinking traditional approaches to lab spaces to put employee wellness at the forefront. In this article, HDR's Michael Mottet and Warren Hendrickson showcase strategies to energize employees throughout the entire building, from providing a range of respite experiences to integrating flexible lab layouts to empower employees. Taking care of laboratorians leads to better outcomes in their work, making it an essential factor for stakeholders to consider.

Read the full article "Four Ways to Design Wellness into Public Health Laboratories" in Lab Matters, a publication of the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

Michael Mottet
Principal Planner
Warren Hendrickson
Education & Science Director, Central Region