Tennessee
Models implemented in Tennessee included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 26 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
35% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
57% White
4% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
15% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
45% <1 year
37% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
92% Public
5% Private
3% None
Primary Language
85% English
11% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 369,900 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 474,500 children.
474,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 474,500 children who could benefit —
369,900 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 24%
Of the 369,900 families who could benefit —
50% of families met one or more priority criteria
19% of families met two or more priority criteria