Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 133 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
37% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
52% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
7% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
83% English
11% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 609,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 785,200 children.
785,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 785,200 children who could benefit —
609,500 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 Ohio who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 609,500 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria