Iowa
Models implemented in Iowa included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 59 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
7% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
76% White
2% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
16% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
41% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
9% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
76% English
11% Spanish
13% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 177,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 230,600 children.
230,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 230,600 children who could benefit —
177,000 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 Iowa who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 20%
Of the 177,000 families who could benefit —
46% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria