Arizona
Models implemented in Arizona included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 83 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
16% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
67% White
9% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
54% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
27% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
8% Private
4% None
Primary Language
62% English
25% Spanish
13% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 383,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 505,800 children.
505,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 505,800 children who could benefit —
383,700 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 Arizona who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 10%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 29%
Of the 383,700 families who could benefit —
55% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria