Biography
Jaithri Ananthapavan is a Senior Research Fellow in the Obesity stream of Deakin Health Economics. Her focus of research is the cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions and methods development for the use of Cost-Benefit Analysis to capture the inter-sectoral impacts of preventive interventions.
Jaithri is currently co-coordinating the health economics component of the NHMRC Centre for Excellence in Obesity Policy and Food Systems, which is investigating the cost-effectiveness of 40 non-health sector obesity prevention interventions.
Jaithri completed her MPH at the University of Melbourne in 2005 and prior to that was a Rehabilitation Physiotherapist. Prior to joining DHE, Jaithri worked in Health Economics consulting where she gained extensive experience in economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals and medical procedures including expertise in the development of de novo economic models in several clinical areas.
Research interests
Health Economics
Economic Evaluation of obesity prevention and treatment interventions
Methods development in Cost Benefit Analysis for preventive interventions
Teaching interests
Health Economics
Economic Evaluation
Resource Allocation and Priority Setting
Units taught
HSH762 - Resource Allocation and Priority Setting - Co-unit chair
Knowledge areas
Health Economics
Economic Evaluation
Economics of Obesity
Publications
Vicki Brown, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Diana Sonntag, Eng Tan, Alison Hayes, Marj Moodie
(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 1-10, Pediatric obesity, Chichester, Eng., C1
The health burden of preventable disease in Australia: a systematic review
Paul Crosland, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Jacqueline Davison, Michael Lambert, Rob Carter
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 163-170, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Cost-effectiveness of community-based childhood obesity prevention interventions in Australia
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Phuong Nguyen, Steven Bowe, Gary Sacks, Ana Mantilla Herrera, Boyd Swinburn, Vicki Brown, Rohan Sweeney, Anita Lal, Claudia Strugnell, Marj Moodie
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 1102-1112, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
The economic cost of preventable disease in Australia: a systematic review of estimates and methods
P Crosland, J Ananthapavan, J Davison, M Lambert, R Carter
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 484-495, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
O Huse, J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, A Cameron, C Zorbas, A Peeters, M Moodie, J Martin, K Backholer
(2019), International Journal of Obesity, C1
G Turner, K Larsen, S Candy, S Ogilvy, J Ananthapavan, M Moodie, S James, S Friel, C Ryan, M Lawrence
(2018), Vol. 195, pp. 1581-1599, Journal of cleaner production, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J-A Atkinson, D Knowles, J Wiggers, M Livingston, R Room, A Prodan, G McDonnell, E O'Donnell, S Jones, P Haber, D Muscatello, N Ezard, N Phung, L Freebairn, D Indig, L Rychetnik, J Ananthapavan, S Wutzke, Alcohol Modelling Consortium
(2018), pp. 537-546, International Journal of Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
J Ananthapavan, A Peeterson, G Sacks
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 605-613, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
H Liu, J Muhunthan, J Ananthapavan, P Hawe, A Shiell, S Jan
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 200-206, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
Vicki Brown, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Lennert Veerman, Gary Sacks, Anita Lal, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer, Marjory Moodie
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-14, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Ana Mantilla Herrera, Michelle Crino, Holly Erskine, Gary Sacks, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Cliona Mhurchu, Yong Lee
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-16, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Marco Springmann, Gary Sacks, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Peter Scarborough
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 523-529, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Crino, A Herrera, J Ananthapavan, J Wu, B Neal, Y Lee, M Zheng, A Lal, G Sacks
(2017), Vol. 9, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Economics of obesity - Learning from the past to contribute to a better future
J Ananthapavan, G Sacks, M Moodie, R Carter
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 4007-4025, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, C1
D Price, Y Asukai, J Ananthapavan, B Malcolm, A Radwan, I Keyzor
(2013), Vol. 11, pp. 259-274, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, C1-1
H McDonald, A Diamantopoulos, P Wells, M Lees, K Folkerts, F Forster, J Ananthapavan
(2012), Vol. 15, pp. 817-828, Journal of Medical Economics, C1-1
J Ananthapavan, M Moodie, M Haby, R Carter
(2010), Vol. 6, pp. 377-385, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, C1-1
A Diamantopoulos, M Lees, P Wells, F Forster, J Ananthapavan, H McDonald
(2010), Vol. 104, pp. 760-770, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
The development of a CBA framework integrating the intersectoral benefits of prevention interventions
Prof Rob Carter, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
NHMRC Partnership Centre for Better Health
- 2017: $79,667
- 2016: $40,000
Other Public Sector Funding
Economic Appraisal of NSW Get Healthy Service
Prof Rob Carter, Prof Marj Moodie, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Ms Anne Magnus
- 2014: $27,271
The health and economic value of prevention: Assessing the benefits of reducing the prevalence of high BMI, low fruit and vegetable intake and physical inactivity in the ACT
Prof Marj Moodie, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Ms Anne Magnus
- 2016: $10,000
- 2015: $50,800
The health and related economic benefits of providing better tasting water
Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Mrs Phuong Nguyen, Prof Marj Moodie, Prof Steven Allender
- 2018: $12,700
Industry and Other Funding
The economic and health benefits of reaching COAG risk factor benchmarks in Victoria
Ms Anne Magnus, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
- 2014: $59,500
The health and economic value of prevention: Assessing the benefits of reducing the prevalence of physical inactivity in Australia
Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Prof Marj Moodie, Ms Anne Magnus
- 2014: $16,159
Australian Prevention Partnership Centre - Integrating the health economics component of the simulation model for prevention of alcohol related harms
Prof Rob Carter, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
- 2016: $10,601
Measuring economic benefits of reducing physical inactivity
Prof Marj Moodie, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan
- 2016: $10,791
The Impact and Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) towards Malaysia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Prof Marj Moodie, Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Miss Michelle Tran
- 2019: $16,580
Economic evaluation of the WA LiveLighter campaign.
Mrs Jaithri Ananthapavan, Prof Marj Moodie, Miss Michelle Tran, Dr Nikki McCaffrey
- 2019: $14,222
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report