Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 26 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
4% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
4% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
82% White
5% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
54% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
23% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
34% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
75% Public
13% Private
13% None
Primary Language
68% English
25% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 212,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 293,200 children.
293,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 293,200 children who could benefit —
212,700 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 Utah who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 212,700 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria