Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 122 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
33% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
57% White
5% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
9% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
43% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
15% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
69% Public
5% Private
26% None
Primary Language
90% English
5% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 638,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 812,600 children.
812,600 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 812,600 children who could benefit —
638,100 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 Ohio who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 28%
Of the 638,100 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
24% of families met two or more priority criteria