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, 82 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
15% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
6% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
73% White
3% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
59% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
81% Public
16% Private
3% None
Primary Language
70% English
22% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 389,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 500,600 children.
500,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 500,600 children who could benefit —
389,600 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 Arizona who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 389,600 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria