Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level data from the Brazilian household survey. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on househo...

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Main Authors:	Rocha, Romero, Soares, Rodrigo R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Health: Government Policy Regulation Public Health I180 Marriage Marital Dissolution Family Structure Domestic Abuse J120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230
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spelling	okr-10986-48942021-04-23T14:02:20Z Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program Rocha, Romero Soares, Rodrigo R. Health Production I120 Health: Government Policy Regulation Public Health I180 Marriage Marital Dissolution Family Structure Domestic Abuse J120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level data from the Brazilian household survey. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier ages. Municipalities in the poorest regions of the country benefit particularly from the program. For these regions, implementation of the program is also robustly associated with increased labor supply of adults, reduced fertility, and increased school enrollment. Evidence suggests that the Family Health Program is a highly cost-effective tool for improving health in poor areas. 2012-03-30T07:30:15Z 2012-03-30T07:30:15Z 2010 Journal Article Health Economics 10579230 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4894 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Brazil
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spellingShingle	Health Production I120 Health: Government Policy Regulation Public Health I180 Marriage Marital Dissolution Family Structure Domestic Abuse J120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Rocha, Romero Soares, Rodrigo R. Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
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description	This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level data from the Brazilian household survey. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier ages. Municipalities in the poorest regions of the country benefit particularly from the program. For these regions, implementation of the program is also robustly associated with increased labor supply of adults, reduced fertility, and increased school enrollment. Evidence suggests that the Family Health Program is a highly cost-effective tool for improving health in poor areas.
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title	Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
title_short	Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
title_full	Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
title_fullStr	Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
title_sort	evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions : evidence from brazil's family health program
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Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions : Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

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