Tennessee
Models implemented in Tennessee included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, 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
<1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
54% White
4% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
17% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
20% No high school diploma
Child Age
39% <1 year
44% 1-2 years
17% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
93% Public
5% Private
2% None
Primary Language
72% English
19% Spanish
9% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Tennessee, there were 375,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 479,400 children.
479,400 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 479,400 children who could benefit —
375,700 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 18%
Of the 375,700 families who could benefit —
47% of families met one or more priority criteria
15% of families met two or more priority criteria