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, 51 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
8% Asian
13% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
76% White
2% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
19% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
40% <1 year
35% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
73% English
13% Spanish
14% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 172,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 229,500 children.
229,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 229,500 children who could benefit —
172,000 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 20%
- Single mother 20%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 18%
Of the 172,000 families who could benefit —
44% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria