Utah
Models implemented in Utah included Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Family Spirit, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 27 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
1% American Indian Alaska Native
3% Asian
5% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
81% White
6% Multiple
4% Another race
Ethnicity
52% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
23% No high school diploma
Child Age
22% <1 year
46% 1-2 years
32% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
79% Public
14% Private
7% None
Primary Language
79% English
19% Spanish
1% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In Utah, there were 208,100 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 276,700 children.
276,700 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 276,700 children who could benefit —
208,100 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 10%
Of the 208,100 families who could benefit —
36% of families met one or more priority criteria
7% of families met two or more priority criteria