Georgia
Models implemented in Georgia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 48 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
53% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
36% White
3% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
22% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
33% No high school diploma
Child Age
30% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
28% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
<1% Private
3% None
Primary Language
72% English
27% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 608,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 771,600 children.
771,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 771,600 children who could benefit —
608,300 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 Georgia who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 9%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 28%
Of the 608,300 families who could benefit —
54% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria