Michigan
Models implemented in Michigan included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Maternal Infant Health Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and Play and Learning Strategies. Statewide, 196 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
35% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
39% White
5% Multiple
16% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
51% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
7% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
3% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
88% English
8% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Michigan, there were 489,200 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 631,900 children.
631,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 631,900 children who could benefit —
489,200 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 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 4%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 17%
Of the 489,200 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria