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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Yeji Baek is a Research Fellow specializing in Global Health and Health Economics. She works in the Global and Women’s Health unit at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, as well as in the Health Economics and Policy Evaluation Research Group at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Additionally, she is a Teaching Associate for undergraduate 'Public Health and Preventive Medicine (BMS1042)' and postgraduate 'Research Methods (MPH5213)'.
Yeji has over ten years of research and field experience with academia, UN agencies (UNICEF, UNSCN), and governments. Her specialties include global health, health economics, early childhood development, child health/nutrition, and health equity focusing on evidence generation and programme planning/management/evaluation.
Research interests
- Global Health
- Health Economics
- Early Childhood Development
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health Equity
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Economic Evidence for Early Childhood Development Interventions in Low-and Middle-Income Countries, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Research area keywords
- Global Health
- Health Economics
- Child development
- Public health nutrition
- Health Equity
- low- and middle-income countries
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Early Journey of Life (EJOL) – Vietnam: extending a tested birth to 2 program model to disadvantaged communities
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Baek, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pham, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Enabling Children in Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam to Grow and Thrive
Fisher, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tran, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tran, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baek, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tuan, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
30/07/24 → 22/01/28
Project: Research
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Promoting early childhood development in Viet Nam: cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a cluster-randomised trial
Baek, Y., Ademi, Z., Tran, T., Owen, A., Nguyen, T., Luchters, S., Hipgrave, D. B., Hanieh, S., Tran, T., Tran, H., Biggs, B. A. & Fisher, J. (Leading Author), Aug 2023, In: The Lancet Global Health. 11, 8, p. e1269-e1276 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Strategies for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: An Updated Systematic Review
Marquina, C., Morton, J. I., Lloyd, M., Abushanab, D., Baek, Y., Abebe, T., Livori, A., Dahal, P., Watts, G. F. & Ademi, Z., 24 Jan 2024, In: PharmacoEconomics. 42, p. 373–392 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Considering equity and cost-effectiveness in assessing a parenting intervention to promote early childhood development in rural Vietnam
Baek, Y., Ademi, Z., Tran, T., Owen, A., Nguyen, T., Luchters, S., Hipgrave, D. B., Hanieh, S., Tran, T., Tran, H., Biggs, B. A. & Fisher, J. (Leading Author), 18 Sept 2023, In: Health Policy and Planning. 38, 8, p. 916-925 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Equity in Economic Evaluations of Early Childhood Development Interventions in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review
Baek, Y., Ademi, Z., Fisher, J., Tran, T. & Owen, A., Jun 2023, In: Maternal and Child Health Journal. 27, 6, p. 1009–1029 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Reducing hip and non-vertebral fractures in institutionalised older adults by restoring inadequate intakes of protein and calcium is cost-saving
Baek, Y., Iuliano, S., Robbins, J., Poon, S., Seeman, E. & Ademi, Z., 1 Jun 2023, In: Age and Ageing. 52, 6, 7 p., afad114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)