Alaska
Models implemented in Alaska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 15 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
45% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
4% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
32% White
14% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
52% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
85% Public
6% Private
8% None
Primary Language
85% English
3% Spanish
12% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 48,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 63,400 children.
63,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 63,400 children who could benefit —
48,200 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 Alaska who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 23%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 20%
Of the 48,200 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria