Katharina Janke

Dr Katharina Janke is a Lecturer in Health Economics Modelling at the Lancaster University, specifically within the Health Research Department under the Faculty of Health and Medicine. Her work focuses on evaluating healthcare interventions, public health policy, and community empowerment programs. She leads the Centre for Health Inequalities Research and contributes to the Health Economics research group.

Key research areas include:

• Palliative care cost-effectiveness
• Macroeconomic impacts on health outcomes
• Place-based community interventions (e.g., Big Local initiative)
• Health policy evaluation and implementation

Current projects include a NIHR-funded study on selective licensing schemes' health impacts and an evaluation of the Together an Active Future initiative. She actively participates in peer-review activities for journals like Health Economics, Economica, and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.

Recent publications emphasize:

• Cost-neutral palliative care models
• Economic benefits of community empowerment
• Regional disparities in health outcomes

She has advised on NHS management strategies and contributed to national committees like the National Institute for Health Research. Her work bridges economic analysis with real-world health policy implementation.