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, 38 local agencies operated at least one of these models.
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
<1% Asian
4% Black
0% Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
82% White
13% Multiple
* Another race
Ethnicity
5% Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver Education
12% No high school diploma
Child Age
23% <1 year
41% 1-2 years
35% 3-5 years
Child Insurance Status
87% Public
12% Private
<1% None
Primary Language
92% English
5% Spanish
3% Another language
Potential Beneficiaries
In West Virginia, there were 82,800 pregnant women and families with children under 6 years old not yet in kindergarten who could benefit from home visiting. These families included 105,900 children.
105,900 children could benefit from home visiting
Of the 105,900 children who could benefit —
82,800 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 West Virginia who met the following priority criteria:
- Child <1 18%
- Single mother 24%
- Parent with no high school diploma 5%
- Pregnant woman or mother <21 2%
- Low income 21%
Of the 82,800 families who could benefit —
49% of families met one or more priority criteria
16% of families met two or more priority criteria