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, 52 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
12% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
16% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
63% White
3% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
30% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
29% No high school diploma
Child Age
45% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
94% Public
6% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
87% English
11% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 235,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 306,400 children.
306,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 306,400 children who could benefit —
235,700 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 20%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 26%
Of the 235,700 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria