Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Check-Up, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 28 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
3% American Indian Alaska Native
2% Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
85% White
3% Multiple
3% Another race
Ethnicity
54% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
25% No high school diploma
Child Age
25% <1 year
45% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
82% Public
17% Private
2% None
Primary Language
68% English
31% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 209,700 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 281,900 children.
281,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 281,900 children who could benefit —
209,700 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 priority criteria:
- Child <1 21%
- Single mother 10%
- Parent with no high school diploma 3%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 8%
Of the 209,700 families who could benefit —
36% of families met one or more priority criteria
7% of families met two or more priority criteria