Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 125 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
32% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
59% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
11% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
54% 1-2 years
14% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
89% Public
5% Private
5% None
Primary Language
90% English
6% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 633,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 811,800 children.
811,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 811,800 children who could benefit —
633,900 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 28%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 633,900 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria