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, 54 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
7% Asian
13% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
2% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
18% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
76% English
12% Spanish
12% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 176,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 230,500 children.
230,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 230,500 children who could benefit —
176,600 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 176,600 families who could benefit —
45% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria