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| Title: | | Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program  |
| Authors: | | Rocha, Romero Soares, Rodrigo Reis |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA discussion papers 4119 |
| Abstract: | | This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program. 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 schooling. Evidence suggests that the Family Health Program is a highly cost-effective tool for improving health in poor areas. |
| Subjects: | | Family health program mortality household behavior impact evaluation Brazil |
| JEL: | | I12 I18 J10 J13 J24 O54 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090513160 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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