Increasing Need for Bariatric-Appropriate Design (7-18-08)

The population is getting heavier. Recent research indicates that a third of US hospital patients weigh more than 350 pounds and that 65% of the US population is overweight or obese. Designers of public spaces, such as healthcare facilities, must insure that the appropriate sorts of seating, with comfortable seat widths and back pitches, are provided for all space users. They must also make sure that features of the space design, such as doorway widths, are easy for larger individuals to use.

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