Health Economics

The health economics group aims to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of health services in Australia and in a global context.

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Department of Health Economics Wellbeing and Society

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Dr Jinhu Li

Jinhu.Li@anu.edu.au

+61 2 6125 0446

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The health economics group aims to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of health services in Australia and in a global context with the ultimate aim of improving health and wellbeing.

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Australian National University Health Economics Group

Australian National University Health Economics Group is a cross-college network of health economists and applied economists conducting health economic research at the Australian National University.

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Projects

Applying needs-based workforce planning in primary care

This project aims to understand the optimal health workforce mix.

Status

Current

People

Prof Lisa Nissen (Lead CI, UQ)
Prof Bruce Hollingsworth (CI, Lancaster University)

Australian Pathogen Genomics Program: evaluation and cost-effectiveness of pathogen genomics

AusPathoGen aims to reduce the impact of infectious diseases on public health by improving pathogen characterisation and optimising responses through large-scale integration of pathogen genomics, epidemiological data and surveillance data at the population health level.

Status

Current

People

Dr Angeline Ferdinand (Principal Investigator, University of Melbourne)

Counter-COVID public policies and the impacts on Australian children

This project aims to identify the causal effects of counter-COVID school closures, stay-at-home mandates and government support payments on the educational and developmental outcomes of Australian children.

Status

Current

People

Associate Professor Yijuan Chen (Chief Investigator, ANU)
Professor Nattavudh Powdthavee (PI, Nanyang Technological University in Singapo…

Remote food security health cost impact analysis

This project provides a high-quality, independent and culturally safe desktop analysis on the health costs associated with the current level of food insecurity in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia.

Status

Current

People

Dr Jinhu Li

A/Prof Stewart Sutherland (PI, ANU)
Dr Rosalie Aroni (Co-Investigator, ANU)

Tools for Outcomes Research to Measure and Value Child Health (TORCH) study

The study involves meaningful collaborations between researchers, policymakers, clinicians, child health organisations, and importantly, young people, to co-design the research.

Status

Current

People

Professor Kirsten Howard
Professor Stavros Petrou

Breastfeeding Economics and Environment

The Breastfeeding Economics and Environment group focuses on economic aspects of breastfeeding, the valuation and regulation of markets in mothers' milk, and the impact of suboptimal breastfeeding on the environment.