Georgia
Models implemented in Georgia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 36 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
46% Black
8% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
38% White
2% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
23% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
37% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
26% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
97% Public
<1% Private
3% None
Primary Language
81% English
19% Spanish
0% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Georgia, there were 603,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 765,100 children.
765,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 765,100 children who could benefit —
603,100 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 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 27%
Of the 603,100 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria