Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 29 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
5% Black
1% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
80% White
5% Multiple
2% Another race
Ethnicity
50% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
26% No high school diploma
Child Age
23% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
80% Public
14% Private
6% None
Primary Language
62% English
36% Spanish
2% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 210,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 288,100 children.
288,100 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 288,100 children who could benefit —
210,800 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 13%
Of the 210,800 families who could benefit —
38% of families met one or more priority criteria
9% of families met two or more priority criteria