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
44% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
4% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
41% White
7% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
8% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
35% <1 year
53% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
77% Public
7% Private
16% None
Primary Language
60% English
2% Spanish
39% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 46,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 61,100 children.
61,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 61,100 children who could benefit —
46,900 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 46,900 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
14% of families met two or more priority criteria