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
3% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
5% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
79% White
7% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
50% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
49% 1-2 years
27% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
17% Private
4% None
Primary Language
57% English
31% Spanish
13% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 212,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 290,600 children.
290,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 290,600 children who could benefit —
212,300 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 Utah who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 15%
Of the 212,300 families who could benefit —
40% of families met one or more priority criteria
10% of families met two or more priority criteria