Melanie Davern

Fantastic to see our liveability research through the @RMITAUO published in @CitiesxHealth describing the important impact of an urban observatory in action and co-designing with policy and planning partners.

@geospatial_md @sun_chayn @HurleyJoe Congratulations Chayn!

Are girls being designed out of public spaces? Public spaces are made to serve us all, but if the needs and wants of girls and young women are not considered in the process, how inclusive can this space really be? #research #urban #design #LSEResearchForTheWorld

There's a lot of interest in what's happening in the rental sector ATM. In Australia, we have a great big (n=15,000 households), accessible dataset describing the rental sector. You can access it via doi.org/10.1038/s41597… (and🙌news🙌the bigger 2022 dataset will land soon)

@calvium @DigiLeaders Very relevant to @RMITAUO!

How can place-based #digital #technologies enhance the ways that people experience their #neighbourhoods with the aim of improving #health & #wellbeing ? Join us today at 4pm! Free, online presentation - part of @DigiLeaders Innovation Week Register: innovation-week.digileaders.com/talks/digital-…

@robinnes @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio Hear hear @robinnes!

And that’s it for Magda’s #NationalHealthCheck, thanks everyone for watching. It was a pleasure to work on this important show with the bloody legends that are @MagdaSzubanski and @SandroDemaio

ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP Creating active urban environments: insights from expert interviews Loes van Renswouw et al., 2022 doi.org/10.1080/237488…

I'm excited to share that a review/meta-analysis I've been working on for the majority of my PhD has now been published @TheLancetPlanet. We examined 100+ transport interventions aiming to ⬇️🚗 and/or ⬆️ 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚎... 🧵 bit.ly/3teAlYB

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@VicHealth Some of us don’t even have a local supermarket they can walk to but many will have unhealthy food options as seen in @RMITAUO Planning has a huge role in health.

"You try to make healthy decisions. I mean, none of us going to the supermarket... wanting to buy foods that are unhealthy for our families. And it's near impossible to make sense of the environment." #NationalHealthCheck

@deanaleahy @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio The @RMITAUO and Geography Teachers Vic are developing new liveability teaching resources linked to the social determinants of health for Years 7, 9 and 10 and soon to be released

Currently developing a series of abc ed learning activities to accompany @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio & team's Big National Health Check -looking for short conversation pieces & / or animations to help kids learn more about the social and commercial determinants of health. TIA

PPGIS can show where people go and this is useful for understanding the relationship with the environment, thanks Kostas Mouratidis fir your great presentation #UrbanTransitions2022

@EricTlozek you should have a look at the new replacement “gamble responsibly” messages starting in 2023. Not informed by any research and market research didn’t include culturally and linguistically diverse people.

@Tonaaayy_ Love your courage and great work @Tonaaayy_ don’t let them beat you down into silence. Your voice is so important ❤️

This shit has gotta stop. One thing is for certain though, this isn’t guna stop us speaking up or stepping up. Sent to my work email, no less.

There's been a significant pile-on on the Australian Diamonds after Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting pulled out of a $15 million sponsorship deal. But as Tony Armstrong explains, there's also a conversation about the mining billionaire we need to have. #TheProjectTV

@blakeyseggs @VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org Have a look right here @RMITAUO

@VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @mtdavern @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org Where can the mere mortals of Australia access these maps/data Magda? As the Dr. kept telling you you're a "national treasure" but us prols don't have such pull. #MagdaSzubanski #NationalHealthCheck #ABCTV #abcnews #auspol

Our health may be dictated by our postcode but our one takeaway from tonight? Together, as a community there's a lot we can do to improve our health and wellbeing. What's your one takeaway? #NationalHealthCheck

@LisaVisentin Thanks @LisaVisentin and I note only 4 CALD people included in their survey of 2000 people and and an expert DELPHI group of government staff and no academics like @CLjeSuppose included to develop those messages. We need research in policy making!

@mtdavern Hi Melanie, here it is dss.gov.au/communities-an…

theage.com.au/politics/feder…. “In a research report to the government, consultants Hall and Partners tested 10 taglines before whittling them down to seven.” ⁦Where can I find the research ⁦@LisaVisentin⁩?

@lizabeth4566 @VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org Exactly!

@VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @mtdavern @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org The lack of places that encourage exercise, attractive large parks, well designed walking tracks, interesting playgrounds etc in poorer and rural areas. I doubt its motivating to walk around the block and stare at the neighbours houses every day

@crappy_videos @VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org We have measured access to GP clinics in the @RMITAUO across the 13 largest regional cities looking at liveability and the evidence supports your point and that isn’t even looking at waiting lists, bulk billing or service types provided.

@VicHealth @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio @KBackholer @IHT_Deakin @mtdavern @CancerVic @ABCTV @heartfoundation @VACCHO_org funny how regional victorian postcodes feature so heavily in the worst of health lists, huh? do you think that might have something to do with the fact that regional victorian hospitals don't even have doctors on their staff, and that regional victorian GPs charge extortion?