Iowa
Models implemented in Iowa included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
8% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
81% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
24% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
33% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
74% English
17% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 168,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 220,400 children.
220,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 220,400 children who could benefit —
168,300 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 Iowa who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 13%
Of the 168,300 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria