Alabama
Models implemented in Alabama included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 50 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
61% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
35% White
2% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
10% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
13% <1 year
23% 1-2 years
64% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
78% Public
18% Private
4% None
Primary Language
93% English
6% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 263,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 341,900 children.
341,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 341,900 children who could benefit —
263,200 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 Alabama who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 30%
Of the 263,200 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria