Piso Firme

Title

Piso Firme

Country

Mexico

Policy Start

2000

Policy End

ongoing

Sub Theme

Housing

Specific theme

Floor replacement program

Lowi Policy Typology

Redistributive

Policy Mechanism Category

Infrastructure or development

Specific Mechanism

Funding for floor replacement with concrete in households that families own and that has a child living in it

Stated objective of policy in publication

Improve the physical environment of the family's home, improve child health by reducing the presence of parasitic infections,

Target population of policy

Poor or extremely poor

Additional target population of policy

Households with children

Implementation stage

Ongoing

Financing source(s)

Mixed sources

Health outcome

Fewer parasites entering the homes of children, lowered anemia and diarreha rates, improved childhood cognitive development

Policy Evaluation included?

Yes

Collection

Mentioned Policies

Tags

Citation

“Piso Firme,” Literature on Urban Health Policy in Latin America(LUHPLA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://luhpla.georgetown.domains/items/show/566.

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