Arizona
Models implemented in Arizona included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 78 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
15% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
5% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
71% White
4% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
54% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
24% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
39% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
18% Private
3% None
Primary Language
75% English
20% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Arizona, there were 386,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 480,900 children.
480,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 480,900 children who could benefit —
386,500 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 24%
Of the 386,500 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria