Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 124 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
38% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
53% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
9% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
47% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
5% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
91% English
5% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 635,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 812,000 children.
812,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 812,000 children who could benefit —
635,000 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 Ohio who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 27%
Of the 635,000 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria