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, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
54% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
3% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
15% No high school diploma
Child Age
20% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
43% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
83% Public
15% Private
1% None
Primary Language
94% English
4% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alabama, there were 256,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 342,400 children.
342,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 342,400 children who could benefit —
256,000 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 23%
Of the 256,000 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria