Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 24 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
6% American Indian Alaska Native
5% Asian
4% Black
2% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
78% White
4% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
49% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
30% No high school diploma
Child Age
26% <1 year
50% 1-2 years
24% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
71% Public
9% Private
20% None
Primary Language
60% English
27% Spanish
14% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 214,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 294,900 children.
294,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 294,900 children who could benefit —
214,600 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 23%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 16%
Of the 214,600 families who could benefit —
41% of families met one or more priority criteria
11% of families met two or more priority criteria