Michigan
Models implemented in Michigan included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Infant Health Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 216 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
40% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
2% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
59% <1 year
33% 1-2 years
8% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
99% Public
<1% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
95% English
2% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Michigan, there were 506,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 664,200 children.
664,200 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 664,200 children who could benefit —
506,200 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 Michigan who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 506,200 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria