Alabama
Models implemented in Alabama included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 53 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
54% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
3% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
45% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
84% Public
16% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
95% English
4% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 256,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 338,900 children.
338,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 338,900 children who could benefit —
256,100 families could benefit from home visiting
Many home visiting services are geared toward particular subpopulations. The NHVRC estimated the percentage of families who could benefit in Alabama who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 20%
Of the 256,100 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria