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, 56 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
11% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
14% Black
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
62% White
5% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
30% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
56% <1 year
27% 1-2 years
17% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
88% Public
11% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
80% English
18% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 226,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 296,500 children.
296,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 296,500 children who could benefit —
226,900 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 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 226,900 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria