Alabama
Models implemented in Alabama included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 46 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
58% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
38% White
2% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
9% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
17% No high school diploma
Child Age
11% <1 year
22% 1-2 years
67% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
74% Public
21% Private
5% None
Primary Language
91% English
8% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 267,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 342,600 children.
342,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 342,600 children who could benefit —
267,000 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 Alabama who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 30%
Of the 267,000 families who could benefit —
55% of families met one or more priority criteria
25% of families met two or more priority criteria