In 20th century, society's approach to addressing the mental health concerns was to confine patients at regional State Hospitals. Grafton State Hospital is an example of the application of technology and engineering in early 1900's to construct facilities that addressed society's needs about 75 years. Today, many of these same facilities support animal education, research and clinical care activities. This project explores the technological and engineering basis of these facilities and reveals the repurposing of these historic structures to provide modern veterinary education, research and health care. An interactive media kiosk was developed and implemented. -

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Davis, John Fortier
• Wack, Alexander Sanford
• Kutikov, Artem Boris
• LaPierre, Jennifer Lauren
• Bullock, Samantha L

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Health
• Well-Being
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022709-162434

Keyword

• Mental health
• Medical care

Advisor

• Overstrom, Eric W.

Year

• 2009

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Un

Date created

• 2009-02-27

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright