Alaska
Models implemented in Alaska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
19% American Indian Alaska Native
7% Asian
6% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
57% White
9% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
23% <1 year
47% 1-2 years
30% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
77% Public
18% Private
5% None
Primary Language
84% English
7% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 47,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 62,200 children.
62,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 62,200 children who could benefit —
47,600 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 Alaska who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 19%
Of the 47,600 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria