Arizona
Models implemented in Arizona included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 73 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
19% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
6% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
64% White
5% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
57% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
38% 1-2 years
33% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
82% Public
15% Private
3% None
Primary Language
71% English
18% Spanish
10% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 388,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 503,800 children.
503,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 503,800 children who could benefit —
388,300 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 388,300 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria