Ohio
Models implemented in Ohio included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 125 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
32% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
7% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
13% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
32% <1 year
54% 1-2 years
14% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
95% Public
5% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
86% English
9% Spanish
6% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Ohio, there were 614,000 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 793,400 children.
793,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 793,400 children who could benefit —
614,000 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 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 614,000 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
18% of families met two or more priority criteria