West Virginia
Models implemented in West Virginia included Early Head Start Home-Based Option, Healthy Families America, Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program, and Parents as Teachers. Statewide, 36 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
4% Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
81% White
13% Multiple
<1% Another race
Ethnicity
6% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
14% No high school diploma
Child Age
20% <1 year
42% 1-2 years
37% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
13% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
92% English
5% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In West Virginia, there were 82,600 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 109,000 children.
109,000 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 109,000 children who could benefit —
82,600 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 West Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 25%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 3%
- Low income 30%
Of the 82,600 families who could benefit —
52% of families met one or more priority criteria
22% of families met two or more priority criteria