Arizona
Models implemented in Arizona included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 80 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
17% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
70% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
57% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
29% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
86% Public
11% Private
3% None
Primary Language
66% English
22% Spanish
12% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 384,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 507,700 children.
507,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 507,700 children who could benefit —
384,400 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 Arizona who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 27%
Of the 384,400 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria