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, 127 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
28% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
62% White
6% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
12% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
22% No high school diploma
Child Age
28% <1 year
53% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
6% Private
3% None
Primary Language
89% English
7% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 625,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 807,500 children.
807,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 807,500 children who could benefit —
625,500 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 27%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 25%
Of the 625,500 families who could benefit —
51% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria