Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 25 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
7% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
3% Black
4% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
77% White
6% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
48% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
32% No high school diploma
Child Age
25% <1 year
57% 1-2 years
18% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
82% Public
9% Private
9% None
Primary Language
75% English
25% Spanish
<1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 216,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 297,500 children.
297,500 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 297,500 children who could benefit —
216,700 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 Utah who met the following targeting criteria:
- Child <1 22%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 17%
Of the 216,700 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
12% of families met two or more priority criteria