Tennessee
Models implemented in Tennessee included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 24 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
2% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
37% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
51% White
4% Multiple
5% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
33% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
22% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
2% None
Primary Language
90% English
7% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 370,300 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 472,500 children.
472,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 472,500 children who could benefit —
370,300 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 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 6%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 4%
- Low income 29%
Of the 370,300 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria