Melanie Davern

Director Australian Urban Observatory, Health Place & Society Group, RMIT University. Mobilising research knowledge to create healthy and liveable places.

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

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.

[Cities & Health @CitiesxHealth]

#OpenAccess PUBLISHED: iveability research creating real world impact: connecting urban planning and public health through the Australian Urban Observatory. @mtdavern et al. @RMITAUO https://t.co/U9imunOtFQ
#urbanhealth #healthycities #liveability

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@geospatial_md @sun_chayn @HurleyJoe Congratulations Chayn!

[LSE @LSEnews]

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

[Emma Baker @_HealthyCities_]

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
https://t.co/2BXdKefzQi
(and🙌news🙌the bigger 2022 dataset will land soon)

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@calvium @DigiLeaders Very relevant to @RMITAUO!

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@robinnes @MagdaSzubanski @SandroDemaio Hear hear @robinnes!

[Cities & Health @CitiesxHealth]

ORIGINAL SCHOLARSHIP Creating active urban environments: insights from expert interviews Loes van Renswouw et al., 2022

https://t.co/iGd6RnLyof

[Christina Xiao @ChristinaXiao_]

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 ⬆️ 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚎... 🧵

https://t.co/ONMiYD1BWg

[Research Impact Academy @resimpacademy]

Check out these seven insights for communicating research to busy policymakers

👉https://t.co/00GC1WNKHj

#researchimpact #impactacademy #engagement #communication

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@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.

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@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

[Lucy D Gunn @gunn_ld]

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

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@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.

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

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

[The Project @theprojecttv]

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

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

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

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@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!

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

https://t.co/xzdeDIfTPV. “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?

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

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

[Melanie Davern @mtdavern]

@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 @VicHealth]

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