Suzanne Mavoa

Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk for high BMI magnify obesity risk across childhood: a longitudinal, population, cohort study.

Jessica A Kerr, Dorothea Dumuid, Marnie Downes, Katherine Lange, Meredith O'Connor, Lukar Thornton, Suzanne Mavoa, Kate Lycett, Tim S Olds, Ben Edwards, Justin M O'Sullivan, Markus Juonala, David Burgner, Melissa Wake

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Glob Health

BACKGROUND: Across the life course, socioeconomic disadvantage disproportionately afflicts those with genetic predispositions to i..

Policy relevant health related liveability indicator datasets for addresses in Australia's 21 largest cities.

Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe, Paula Hooper, Suzanne Mavoa, Jonathan Arundel, Lucy Gunn, Koen Simons, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2023  |  Sci Data

Measuring and monitoring the spatial distribution of liveability is crucial to ensure that implemented urban and transport plannin..

Greenness modifies the association between ambient air pollution and cognitive function in Australian adolescents, but not in mid-life adults.

Yichao Wang, Mallery Crowe, Luke D Knibbs, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Lærke Mygind, Jessica A Kerr, Melissa Wake, Craig A Olsson, Peter G Enticott, Rachel L Peters, Galina Daraganova, Suzanne Mavoa, Kate Lycett

Journal article  |  2023  |  Environ Pollut

UNLABELLED: Exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with reduced cognitive function in childhood and later life, wit..

Built environments for physical activity: a longitudinal descriptive analysis of Sao Paulo city, Brazil

IP Teixeira, JPAS Barbosa, LV Barrozo, AAF Hino, PM Nakamura, DR Andrade, S Mavoa, G Turrell, RS Reis, AA Florindo

Journal article  |  2023  |  Cities and Health

City policies and plans play an important role in promoting physical activity through changes in the urban design and transportati..

Associations between coastal proximity and children's mental health in Australia

Laura H Oostenbach, Jennifer Noall, Karen E Lamb, Amber L Pearson, Suzanne Mavoa, Lukar E Thornton

Journal article  |  2022  |  GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH

Limited research has explored associations between blue spaces and mental health, specifically in children. This study assessed li..

Green space in health research: an overview of common indicators of greenness.

Dwan Vilcins, Peter D Sly, Peter Scarth, Suzanne Mavoa

Journal article  |  2022  |  Rev Environ Health

Human environments influence human health in both positive and negative ways. Green space is considered an environmental exposure ..

Policy-Relevant Spatial Inidicators of Urban Liveability And Sustainability: Scaling From Local to Global

C Higgs, A Alderton, J Rozek, D Adlakha, H Badland, G Boeing, A Both, E Cerin, M Chandrabose, C De Gruyter, A De Livera, L Gunn, E Hinckson, S Liu, S Mavoa, JF Sallis, K Simons, B Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2022  |  URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH

Urban liveability is a global priority for creating healthy, sustainable cities. Measurement of policy-relevant spatial indicators..

O5-5 Neighbourhood Walkability and Physical Activity: Moderating Role of a Physical Activity Interventions in Overweight and Obese Older Adults with Metabolic Syndrome

Antoni Colom, Suzanne Mavoa, Maurici Ruiz, Julia Wärnberg, Josep Muncunill, Jadwiga Konieczna, Francisco Javier Barón-López, Guillem Vich, Montserrat Fitó, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dora Romaguera

Journal article  |  2022  |  European Journal of Public Health

Abstract Background While urban built environments might promote active ageing..

Existing and emerging uses of drones in restoration ecology

Jake M Robinson, Peter A Harrison, Suzanne Mavoa, Martin F Breed

Journal article  |  2022  |  METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

In the absence of effective and scalable human intervention, up to 95% of the world's ecosystems will be affected by anthropogenic..

Children's physical activity and active travel: a cross-sectional study of activity spaces, sociodemographic and neighborhood associations

Kamyar Hasanzadeh, Erika Ikeda, Suzanne Mavoa, Melody Smith

Journal article  |  2022  |  CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES

Measures of individual mobility, such as activity space, have been previously used to help improve our understanding of individual..