Healthier Here

What Healthier Here does

HealthierHere is a Seattle-based nonprofit collaborative founded in 2017 that operates as King County's designated Accountable Community of Health (ACH) under Washington's Medicaid Transformation Project. The organization does not deliver direct clinical or social services; instead it functions as a backbone entity that convenes, funds, and equips more than 100 partner organizations spanning behavioral health, clinical providers, community-based organizations, social services, tribal nations, and government agencies. Its core constituencies are King County residents, with particular emphasis on uninsured, underinsured, low-income, immigrant, refugee, and homeless populations.

The organization's technology platform, Connect2, is a co-created suite comprising Connect2 Exchange (a cross-system data exchange engine), Connect2 Coordinator (a client management tool), Connect2 Resource Directory (a social services directory), and Connect2 Community Network (a regional Community Information Exchange). These products enable interoperable data sharing and care coordination across disparate sectors without requiring partners to abandon existing systems. The HealthierHere Community Hub provides free, confidential, multilingual (32 languages) resource navigation services to any King County resident via phone and online sign-up. Additional programs include Care Connect Washington (state-funded COVID-19 recovery coordination), Washington Integrated Care Assessment (WA-ICA), community-based care coordination with CHW programs, behavioral health initiatives in rural communities, shared care planning, and multiple grant programs (Community and Tribal Innovations, Collective Abundance, food security, workforce development).

The business model is grant-funded and nonprofit: HealthierHere derives revenue from Washington State Health Care Authority contracts, Managed Care Organizations, the Department of Health, City of Seattle, county government, and philanthropic funders including Gates Ventures, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueShield, and others. Connect2 technology and Community Hub services are provided to partners and residents at no cost. The organization is governed by a cross-sector board in which over half of seats are reserved for CBOs, tribes, and community members, and the CEO is Susan McLaughlin. In June 2026 HealthierHere announced the Connect2 Impact Alliance with Ready Computing and Unite Us to extend its technology footprint beyond King County.

Name

Healthier Here

Legal name

HealthierHere

Website

https://healthierhere.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HealthierHere is a Seattle-based nonprofit collaborative serving as King County's Accountable Community of Health, funding and equipping 100+ partner organizations through the Connect2 technology suite, free Community Hub resource navigation, and grant programs to advance health equity for underserved residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Collaborative Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL), Health & Support Communities (BPAMABAL)

Keywords

• Community health collaborative
• Health equity programs
• Care coordination technology
• Social determinants of health
• Medicaid transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: HealthierHere earns funding through Washington's Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) as King County's Accountable Community of Health. Additional funding comes from public, private, and philanthropic funders.
2. Government Contracts: Contracts with Washington State Health Care Authority, Managed Care Organizations, and state ACHs. Also contracts with Washington State Department of Health for Care Connect Washington program.
3. Philanthropic Funding: Funding from foundations including Gates Ventures, Cambia Health Solutions, and others for specific initiatives such as COVID-19 response, community innovations, and capacity building.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HealthierHere is a non-profit collaborative serving as King County's Accountable Community of Health. It operates the Connect2 technology suite (Exchange, Coordinator, Resource Directory, Community Network) for cross-sector data sharing and resource referral, runs the Community Hub that connects King County residents to health and social services, and administers funding, capacity building, and programs that advance health equity through partner organizations.

Product overview

HealthierHere is a non-profit collaborative serving as King County's Accountable Community of Health, offering a suite of technology solutions and programs centered on whole-person care and health equity. The Connect2 Technology suite (Connect2 Exchange, Connect2 Coordinator, Connect2 Resource Directory, and Connect2 Community Network) provides interoperable data exchange, client management, and resource referral capabilities. The HealthierHere Community Hub offers direct resource connection services to King County residents, while Care Connect and community-based care coordination programs provide ongoing support. Additional programs include the Washington Integrated Care Assessment, behavioral healthcare initiatives, and shared care planning. Data dashboards provide health disparities, performance, and member experience analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connect2 Exchange Core data exchange engine within the Connect2 technology suite that enables partner organizations to share data across systems while continuing to use their existing client management systems. Targeted at community-based organizations, FQHCs, behavioral health agencies, and tribal partners in King County and Washington state.
• Connect2 Coordinator (C2C) Client management tool offered to partner organizations that do not have an existing system or are seeking new options. Automatically connected to the Connect2 Exchange engine for seamless participation in cross-organization data sharing.
• Connect2 Resource Directory Online directory enabling partner organizations to search for social services and supports across King County. Used by community-based organizations and case managers to identify appropriate referrals for clients.
• Connect2 Community Network (Community Information Exchange) Regional Community Information Exchange (CIE) co-developed with community-based, clinical, and tribal organizations in partnership with HealthierHere, featuring community governance structure. Enables organizations to quickly connect clients to health and social services.
• HealthierHere Community Hub Free, confidential service available to all King County residents regardless of insurance, income, immigration, or housing status. Connects residents to resources for food, utility assistance, healthcare, behavioral health, job training, housing, and more through multilingual community-based workers speaking 32 languages.
• Care Connect Washington (King County) Care coordination support program managed by the HealthierHere Community Hub, funded by the Washington State Department of Health, providing recovery support for community members impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Washington Integrated Care Assessment (WA-ICA) Continuum-based assessment tool helping clinical practices develop roadmaps for physical and behavioral health integration and whole-person care. Advanced statewide through a partnership between HealthierHere, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Managed Care Organizations, and Accountable Communities of Health.
• Community-Based Care Coordination Program Program expanding and strengthening linguistically and culturally relevant community-based care coordination, including community health worker (CHW) programs in SeaTac, Tukwila, Burien, and beyond. Funded through Regence BlueShield's Four Communities project.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000 people served with food assistance through $600,000 grants distributing 10 million pounds of food
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ready ComputingcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Partnership with Ready Computing and Unite Us announced as Connect2 Impact Alliance to improve care coordination across Washington State and beyond. Brings together community leadership, interoperable technology, and coordinated referral infrastructure.
• Unite UscoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Partnership with Ready Computing and Unite Us announced as Connect2 Impact Alliance to improve care coordination across Washington State and beyond. Brings together community leadership, interoperable technology, and coordinated referral infrastructure.
• Cambia Health SolutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Funding from Cambia Health Solutions to address urgent mental and behavioral health needs intensified by COVID-19 in rural communities, working with partners in Enumclaw and Vashon Island.
• Nonprofit Finance FundmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Two-year partnership to strengthen capacity of 22 King County CBOs through financial management coaching, leadership clinics, and consulting engagements.
• Washington State Health Care AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted by HCA along with five Managed Care Organizations and nine ACHs to advance and support the Washington Integrated Care Assessment (WA-ICA) initiative statewide.
• Regence BlueShieldmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding from Regence BlueShield's 'Four Communities' project for community-based care coordination, expanding and strengthening CHW programs in SeaTac, Tukwila, Burien, and beyond.
• City of Seattle Human Services DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial support for three FQHCs and HealthierHere to develop and implement approaches to improving health equity for city residents who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Gates VenturesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded HealthierHere to coordinate community-based and grass-roots organizations to rapidly disseminate accurate COVID-19 testing and safety information in disproportionately impacted communities.
• Public Health-Seattle & King CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on King County Health Literacy Project, COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Consumer Voice Listening Project, and ongoing public health initiatives.
• Washington State Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding for Care Connect Washington program managed by HealthierHere Community Hub to provide care coordination support for COVID-19 recovery.
• Cowlitz Indian TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner and Traditional Indigenous Medicines partner with over $1 million invested. Also partner in Tribal Innovations funding and Tribal Health initiatives.
• Seattle Indian Health BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner providing culturally grounded care to AI/AN communities. Newest Community Hub Case Management Partner. Partner in Traditional Indigenous Medicines and Tribal Innovations.
• Nakani Native ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner in Traditional Indigenous Medicines work and Tribal Innovations, fostering thriving communities through culturally attuned care.
• UnkitawacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal and Community Innovation partner focused on Indigenous health. Innovations Director George Farrell (Standing Rock Lakota Tribe) leads work on traditional medicines and cultural healing.
• United Indians of All Tribes FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Traditional Indigenous Medicines video co-production, serving Native communities in King County.
• Coalition of ACHsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthierHere is working to support the Hubs of other Accountable Communities of Health across Washington state through Connect2 technology.
• Center for MultiCultural HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered to develop a community-centered process for data collection, analysis, and ownership through the Consumer Voice Listening Project with 34 CBOs.
• Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Hub Case Management Partner providing culturally responsive community-based care coordination services.
• International Community Health Services (ICHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederally Qualified Health Center serving diverse communities. Board member Kelli Nomura (CEO) represents FQHCs on HealthierHere Governing Board.
• Consejo Counseling and Referral ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner featured in Whole Together video series for culturally responsive mental health services through Grupo de Bienestar program serving Latinx/Hispanic community.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NowPow: NowPow (now part of Unite Us) is a social determinants and community resource referral platform providing closed-loop referral infrastructure for healthcare and social service organizations. It is a direct CIE peer comparable to Connect2 Exchange and Coordinator.
• Findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha): Findhelp runs one of the largest social care networks in the U.S., connecting people to social services via a resource directory and referral platform. Its functionality directly overlaps with Connect2 Resource Directory and Community Hub, serving as a national-scale comparison point.
• 211 San Diego / Community Information Exchange: 211 San Diego pioneered the Community Information Exchange model that connects health and social service providers via shared technology and closed-loop referrals. As the archetypal CIE, it is highly comparable to HealthierHere's Connect2 Community Network in scope and architecture.
• Healthify: Healthify provides technology for social needs screening, referral, and coordination between healthcare providers and community-based organizations. Its technology stack and target customers closely overlap with Connect2 Coordinator and Exchange.
• Unite Us: Unite Us operates a national Community Information Exchange platform connecting health and social service providers. It is directly comparable to HealthierHere's Connect2 suite and is simultaneously a partner through the Connect2 Impact Alliance, making it both peer and collaborator in the CIE category.

Emerging players

• Health Leads: Health Leads is a national nonprofit that partners with healthcare institutions to address patients' social needs through resource connection and community partnerships. It is comparable to HealthierHere's Community Hub concept but operates at national scale through hospital partnerships rather than regional ACH infrastructure.
• HealthBegins: HealthBegins is a nonprofit consulting and innovation firm focused on social determinants of health and health equity for healthcare providers and communities. It shares HealthierHere's health equity mission and CBO/tribal engagement model but functions primarily as a consultancy rather than a regional backbone organization.

Regional players

• Better Health Together: Better Health Together is Washington's other Accountable Community of Health serving Eastern Washington counties. It shares the same ACH designation model, Medicaid Transformation funding, and cross-sector coordination mandate as HealthierHere, but in a different geography.
• Olympic Community of Health: Olympic Community of Health is a Washington ACH serving the Olympic Peninsula region. It performs the same ACH coordination role as HealthierHere (cross-sector convening, Medicaid Transformation, health equity) but in a different Washington geography.
• Cascade Pacific Action Alliance ACH: Cascade Pacific Action Alliance is one of Washington's nine ACHs serving the Pierce County region. It shares the same ACH backbone, Medicaid Transformation funding, and regional health equity mandate as HealthierHere but operates in a different Washington region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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