Tennessee
Models implemented in Tennessee included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 31 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
<1% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
34% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
58% White
4% Multiple
1% Another race
Ethnicity
14% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
21% No high school diploma
Child Age
42% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
14% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
90% Public
8% Private
2% None
Primary Language
73% English
17% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 378,500 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 478,800 children.
478,800 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 478,800 children who could benefit —
378,500 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 Tennessee who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 19%
- Single mother 23%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 19%
Of the 378,500 families who could benefit —
48% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria