Oklahoma
Models implemented in Oklahoma included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 83 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
10% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
16% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
61% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
32% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
8% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
53% English
46% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 217,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 285,800 children.
285,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 285,800 children who could benefit —
217,600 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 Oklahoma who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 21%
Of the 217,600 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria