Creating places to enable healthy living
Health in Place aims to create healthy places for everyone.
Core values of creativity, co-creation, courage, and a commitment to science-backed solutions serve as strong foundations for bringing visions of vibrant, equitable and healthy communities to life.
Specialising in working with local government, their communities and key stakeholders, Health in Place collaboratively designs, develops, and evaluates policies, plans and programs enabling healthy living for all.
View services offered or get in touch to discover how Health in Place can be part of your community’s story of putting health in place.
Melinda Covey-Hansen
Established in July 2022, Health in Place is the consulting agency of Melinda Covey-Hansen, whose work in creating healthy communities has been recognised by State and National awards from The Heart Foundation and Parks and Leisure Australia.
A public servant turned consultant and academic researcher, Melinda has over 15 years experience in creating healthy communities through:
Strategic, systems-thinking, multi-sector planning and policy development
Collaborative partnerships and network development
Co-design and community-led projects
Sustainable program development, coordination and evaluation
Melinda’s qualifications include:
Bachelor of Human Movement Science
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)
Graduate Diploma of Public Health (Health Promotion)
Melinda is currently completing a PhD focusing on active living policy in local government (2024-2027). Melinda specialises in supporting local government in creating healthy communities.
Health in Place has $20M public liability and $5M professional indemnity insurance policies.