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, 124 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
35% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
55% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
13% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
10% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
5% Private
0% None
Primary Language
87% English
8% Spanish
5% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 623,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 793,300 children.
793,300 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 793,300 children who could benefit —
623,000 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 17%
Of the 623,000 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria