Alaska
Models implemented in Alaska included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 17 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
43% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
3% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
17% White
27% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
9% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
10% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
58% 1-2 years
14% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
74% Public
12% Private
13% None
Primary Language
88% English
3% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Alaska, there were 42,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 57,600 children.
57,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 57,600 children who could benefit —
42,700 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 19%
- Single mother 19%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 11%
Of the 42,700 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria