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
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
37% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
56% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
38% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
21% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
17% Private
2% None
Primary Language
87% English
9% Spanish
4% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 371,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 474,000 children.
474,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 474,000 children who could benefit —
371,900 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 Tennessee who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 26%
Of the 371,900 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
20% of families met two or more priority criteria