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, 94 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
12% American Indian Alaska Native
4% Asian
15% Black
4% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
59% White
4% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
29% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
18% No high school diploma
Child Age
59% <1 year
28% 1-2 years
13% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
10% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
79% English
20% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Oklahoma, there were 220,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 288,400 children.
288,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 288,400 children who could benefit —
220,500 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 19%
- Single mother 21%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 22%
Of the 220,500 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
17% of families met two or more priority criteria