Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare/SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 123 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
34% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
5% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
8% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
48% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
51% Public
4% Private
45% None
Primary Language
93% English
4% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 641,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 815,300 children.
815,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 815,300 children who could benefit —
641,100 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 targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 28%
Of the 641,100 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria