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Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

Health economics, 2010-09, Vol.19 (S1), p.126-158 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;World Bank ;(c) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;Copyright Wiley Periodicals Inc. Sep 2010 ;ISSN: 1057-9230 ;EISSN: 1099-1050 ;DOI: 10.1002/hec.1607 ;PMID: 20803631 ;CODEN: HEECEZ

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Title:
Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
Author: Rocha, Romero ; Soares, Rodrigo R.
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Birth Rate - trends ; Brazil ; Brazil - epidemiology ; Cause of Death ; Child ; Community health care ; Community Health Services - organization & administration ; Domestic Abuse J120 ; Economic Development: Human Resources ; Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; Education ; Employment ; Families & family life ; Family Health Program ; Family Planning Services - organization & administration ; Family Structure ; Female ; Fertility ; Health ; Health economics ; Health education ; Health Production I120 ; Health: Government Policy ; household behavior ; Households ; Human Development ; Humans ; Impact analysis ; impact evaluation ; Income Distribution ; Male ; Marital Dissolution ; Marriage ; Middle Aged ; Migration O150 ; Mortality ; Mortality - trends ; Neighborhood Characteristics R230 ; Population ; Primary Health Care - organization & administration ; Program Development ; Public Health I180 ; Regional Labor Markets ; Regulation ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Studies ; Transportation O180 ; Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration ; Young Adult
Is Part Of: Health economics, 2010-09, Vol.19 (S1), p.126-158
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. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Publisher: Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1057-9230
EISSN: 1099-1050
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1607
PMID: 20803631
CODEN: HEECEZ
Source: Open Knowledge Repository

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Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;World Bank ;(c) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ;Copyright Wiley Periodicals Inc. Sep 2010 ;ISSN: 1057-9230 ;EISSN: 1099-1050 ;DOI: 10.1002/hec.1607 ;PMID: 20803631 ;CODEN: HEECEZ

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