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, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
52% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
42% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
19% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
41% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
84% Public
15% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
94% English
4% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 253,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 341,200 children.
341,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 341,200 children who could benefit —
253,200 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 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 2%
- Low income 22%
Of the 253,200 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria