Alaska
Models implemented in Alaska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 14 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
45% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
3% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
35% White
12% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
8% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
13% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
55% 1-2 years
12% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
7% Private
13% None
Primary Language
87% English
3% Spanish
10% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 44,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 59,800 children.
59,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 59,800 children who could benefit —
44,600 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 17%
Of the 44,600 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
13% of families met two or more priority criteria