Oklahoma
Models implemented in Oklahoma included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Connects, Family Spirit, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, Parents as Teachers, and SafeCare Augmented. Statewide, 45 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
12% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
14% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
65% White
4% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
32% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
33% No high school diploma
Child Age
34% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
19% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
96% Public
4% Private
0% None
Primary Language
86% English
13% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 238,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 309,500 children.
309,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 309,500 children who could benefit —
238,100 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 Oklahoma who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 8%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 5%
- Low income 27%
Of the 238,100 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
21% of families met two or more priority criteria