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, 62 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
12% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
66% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
28% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
28% No high school diploma
Child Age
44% <1 year
36% 1-2 years
20% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
8% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
84% English
14% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 234,400 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 303,800 children.
303,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 303,800 children who could benefit —
234,400 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 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 234,400 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria