Oregon
Models implemented in Oregon included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 54 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
6% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
68% White
6% Multiple
12% Another race
Ethnicity
41% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
63% <1 year
31% 1-2 years
6% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
17% Private
2% None
Primary Language
70% English
26% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oregon, there were 204,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 254,200 children.
254,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 254,200 children who could benefit —
204,700 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 Oregon who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 17%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 12%
Of the 204,700 families who could benefit —
42% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria