Georgia Health Policy Center

What Georgia Health Policy Center does

Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) is a university-based research and policy center established in 1995 within Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Headquartered in Atlanta, the center operates as a state university research entity and serves government agencies, healthcare systems, foundations, and community-based organizations across all 50 U.S. states and internationally. Its portfolio spans eight defined Areas of Expertise—Behavioral Health, Health & Health Care Financing, Health In All Policies, Health System Transformation, Long-Term Services & Supports, Maternal Health & Child Well-Being, Population & Global Health, and Rural Health—delivered through seven core services: Research & Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Policy & Economic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Workforce Development, Awards & Grant Management, and Organizational & Backbone Support. GHPC has built a catalog of codified, nationally recognized frameworks (Framework for Aligning Sectors, Sustainability Framework) and validated assessment tools (AACT, The TEAM, Community-led Aligning Toolkit, Financial Sustainability Workbook) that anchor its brand.

Technically, GHPC's differentiation rests on three decades of accumulated evidence-based research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and applied policy guidance, supported by longitudinal field experience in more than 2,000 communities and ongoing disease surveillance such as the Georgia Sickle Cell Data Collection Program (which has identified 10,396 individuals with sickle cell disease). Sub-brand initiatives including Aligning Systems for Health (supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI), the Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health, and Georgia THRIVe extend the center's role as a backbone organization for cross-sector collaboration.

The business model is grant- and contract-funded professional services, with revenue sourced from federal agencies (CDC, HRSA, U.S. Department of Education), state governments (notably a 30-year partnership with Georgia Medicaid), and foundations (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Episcopal Health Foundation). The center delivers services through direct contracted engagements and does not employ a commercial sales channel or a technology product subscription model. The Andrew Young School, GHPC's parent unit, earned $35.5 million in grants in FY 2024, indicating the scale of externally funded research passing through the unit.

Name

Georgia Health Policy Center

Legal name

Georgia Health Policy Center

Website

https://ghpc.gsu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Georgia Health Policy Center is a university-based research and policy center within Georgia State University that delivers research, evaluation, technical assistance, and policy analysis to government agencies, healthcare systems, foundations, and community organizations across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• Program evaluation services
• Technical assistance
• Policy analysis
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue from grants and cooperative agreements from federal agencies (CDC, HRSA, Department of Education), state governments, foundations (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Episcopal Health Foundation), and private organizations. The center has worked with 200-plus diverse clients and completed work for more than 2,000 communities.
2. Contract Research and Technical Assistance: Contracted research, evaluation, policy analysis, and technical assistance services to government agencies, healthcare systems, and community organizations.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GHPC provides applied health policy research, program evaluation, technical assistance, and policy analysis to government agencies, healthcare systems, foundations, and community organizations. As a unit of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, the center combines academic rigor with practitioner-focused guidance on health systems and population health issues.

Product overview

Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) is a university-based research and policy center (established 1995) that provides a comprehensive portfolio of services to improve health at the community level. GHPC operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a modular software product, delivering core services including Research & Evaluation, Technical Assistance, Policy & Economic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Workforce Development, Awards & Grant Management, and Organizational & Backbone Support. These services are delivered across eight defined Areas of Expertise: Behavioral Health (including the Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health), Health & Health Care Financing, Health In All Policies, Health System Transformation, Long-Term Services & Supports, Maternal Health & Child Well-Being, Population & Global Health, and Rural Health. GHPC also produces specialized toolkits and frameworks (such as the Framework for Aligning Sectors, AACT assessment tool, The TEAM toolkit, Community-led Aligning Toolkit, and Financial Sustainability Workbook), manages data collection programs (including the Georgia Sickle Cell Data Collection Program), and coordinates statewide and regional initiatives (such as the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement/ARCHI, Aligning Systems for Health, and Georgia THRIVe). The center works in more than 220 communities across all 50 states and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aligning Systems for Health: A national initiative led by GHPC with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, focused on aligning health care, public health, and social services.
• Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral Health
• Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI)

Products and services

• Health Policy Research Applied research on health systems, population health, and health policy issues, delivered to government agencies, foundations, and community organizations.
• Program Evaluation Independent evaluation of public health and community health programs for funders and operating agencies, including federally and foundation-funded initiatives.
• Technical Assistance Hands-on guidance and capacity-building support for government agencies, healthcare systems, and community organizations implementing health programs and policies.
• Policy Analysis Analytic support for the design, assessment, and refinement of health policy, including quantitative and qualitative policy research for public-sector and philanthropic clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached an all-time high of 20 peer-reviewed research publications in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Medical College of GeorgiakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year partnership for medical education advancement and healthcare workforce development programs.
• South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary HealthcarekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to improve rural healthcare coordination and primary care access in South Carolina communities.
• Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCHI is housed at GHPC. GHPC provides strategic backbone support for ARCHI's Invert the Burden Strategy focusing on health-social service alignment in metro Atlanta.
• Georgia MedicaidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner30-year ongoing partnership supporting Georgia Medicaid with policy analysis, program evaluation, and health reform examination.
• Georgia Behavioral Health Reform Innovation CommissionkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHPC's Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Wellbeing provides long-term infrastructure and programmatic support for the state's behavioral health reform.
• Center of Excellence for Children's Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHPC serves as the coordinating center for the Center of Excellence, supporting behavioral health system development and workforce training across Georgia.
• Georgia THRIVekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHPC convenes statewide leadership and facilitates design of infant-toddler court programs to improve infant, toddler, and family mental health and well-being.
• Wellstar Health SystemkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHPC supported Wellstar's community health needs assessment by collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data, conducting interviews, and informing community health strategies.
• Sickle Cell Foundation of GeorgiakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with policymakers, providers, and community-based organizations to improve sickle cell disease data collection and care through the Georgia Sickle Cell Data Collection Program.
• Georgia Community Health Worker NetworkkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCHI, housed at GHPC, provides strategic backbone support for the network focused on community health worker advancement.
• American Heart AssociationkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Grow the Good initiative to increase access to healthy, fresh locally grown food in metro Atlanta communities.
• Wholesome Wave GeorgiakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Grow the Good initiative to support community food access and nutrition programs.
• West Atlanta Watershed AlliancekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerAligning Systems for Health initiative partner working to advance health equity through cross-sector collaboration.
• Open HandkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCHI assisted with development and implementation of health programs supporting community nutrition and food access.
• Great Mines Health CenterkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical assistance provided to grantees of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy for rural health workforce development.
• Mississippi Strategic Health Information Network Expansion ProjectkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2007, GHPC has provided thought partnership to Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center.
• Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (IWES)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to center community voice in aligning health and social service efforts.
• Tacoma-Pierce County Health DepartmentkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHPC developed Health Impact Assessment for Pacific Avenue examining policy impacts on public health.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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