She is director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity at Flinders University, Australia, and became an Officer of the Order of Australia for her advocacy work on "improved access to community health care, and to professional organisations".
Her research on health policy and budget issues has been described numerous times in The Conversation.
Her discussion focused around how, issues in various countries, such as communities struggling to adjust and adapt to de-industrialisation.
[9] Baum's research crosses both social and economic inequities and focuses on the resultant impacts on people's and community health.
Her award was for being "an advocate for improved access to community health care, and to professional organisations".