@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp15398, author={Altindag, Onur and Greve, Jane and Tekin, Erdal}, title={Public Health Policy at Scale: Impact of a Government-Sponsored Information Campaign on Infant Mortality in Denmark}, year={2022}, month={Jun}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={15398}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15398}, abstract={We evaluate the impact of a nationwide public health intervention on deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), using population data from Denmark in a regression discontinuity research design. The information campaign–implemented primarily through a universal nurse home visiting program–reduced infant mortality by 17.2 percent and saved between 11.6-13.5 lives over 10,000 births. The estimated effect sizes are 11-14 times larger among low birthweight and preterm infants relative to the overall population. Improvement in infant mortality is concentrated among those with low socio-economic status and with limited access to health information, thereby reducing health inequities at birth.}, keywords={infant mortality;information campaign;SIDS;Denmark}, }