West Virginia
Models implemented in West Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 36 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
5% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
67% White
26% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
21% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
36% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
14% Private
0% None
Primary Language
89% English
9% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In West Virginia, there were 81,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 104,100 children.
104,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 104,100 children who could benefit —
81,200 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 West Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 81,200 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria