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, 53 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
10% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
83% White
2% Multiple
0% Another race
Ethnicity
21% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
50% <1 year
34% 1-2 years
16% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
Data not available
Primary Language
78% English
14% Spanish
8% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Iowa, there were 170,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 224,500 children.
224,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 224,500 children who could benefit —
170,000 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 1%
- Low income 12%
Of the 170,000 families who could benefit —
43% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria