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
43% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
3% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
34% White
15% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
55% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
76% Public
11% Private
13% None
Primary Language
82% English
5% Spanish
13% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 42,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 57,800 children.
57,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 57,800 children who could benefit —
42,600 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 20%
- Single mother 18%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 1%
- Low income 10%
Of the 42,600 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
9% of families met two or more priority criteria