Tennessee
Models implemented in Tennessee included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 25 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
1% Asian
39% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
52% White
3% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
13% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
27% No high school diploma
Child Age
36% <1 year
40% 1-2 years
25% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
91% Public
6% Private
3% None
Primary Language
90% English
8% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 375,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 473,800 children.
473,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 473,800 children who could benefit —
375,100 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 Tennessee who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 26%
- Parent with no high school diploma 7%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 30%
Of the 375,100 families who could benefit —
53% of families met one or more priority criteria
23% of families met two or more priority criteria