Iowa
Models implemented in Iowa included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 64 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
9% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
76% White
5% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
18% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
32% No high school diploma
Child Age
26% <1 year
43% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
6% Private
2% None
Primary Language
86% English
10% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 182,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 230,000 children.
230,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 230,000 children who could benefit —
182,800 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 Iowa who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 21%
Of the 182,800 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria