Texas Health Institute

What Texas Health Institute does

Texas Health Institute is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit public health institute founded in 1964 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. It operates as the state's designated independent public health institute and a national-level contributor through the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI). Its core offerings span research and evaluation, data translation, collaborative convening, and technical assistance and training, delivered through named programs including the Texas Health Insights Data Dashboard (statewide county-level health and healthcare data platform), the Texas Primary Care Consortium (TPCC, co-convened with the Texas Medical Home Initiative), the Texas Oral Health Coalition (for which THI serves as administrative home), the Responsive Trust Network, the VCEHP eLearning series (developed with the CDC and Tulane University), the Texas Health Policy Forum, and the Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks series. The customer base is explicitly segmented across state and local policymakers, health system leaders, clinicians and healthcare professionals, researchers and academics, philanthropic organizations, and community-based organizations; named engagements include the Texas House Select Committee on Healthcare Affordability, Cook Children's, Driscoll Children's, Episcopal Health Foundation, St. David's Foundation, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare, and CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than commercially priced. Revenue streams identified are foundation and government grants for specific programmatic work (e.g., TPCC, webinar series, policy forums), individual and organizational donations supporting flexible capacity, and programmatic support for named initiatives. No public pricing exists for products or services; data tools, publications, and eLearning courses are distributed free of cost. The go-to-market motion is community-led: a nonpartisan convener positioning that brings together policymakers, health systems, clinicians, philanthropy, employers, and communities across Texas, with distribution through free digital resources, online courses, an interactive data dashboard, and in-person convenings (Texas Health Policy Forum, TPCC Annual Summit). Geographic footprint is Texas-centric with national engagement through NNPHI; no global operations. There is no parent company, no venture or private equity ownership, and no funding rounds — control rests with a Board of Trustees and an executive team led by Executive Director Ankit Sanghavi.

Name

Texas Health Institute

Legal name

Texas Health Institute

Website

https://texashealthinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Texas Health Institute is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit public health institute founded in 1964, headquartered in Austin, Texas. It convenes policymakers, health systems, clinicians, philanthropy, and community organizations to advance health systems transformation and equity across Texas.

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Product category

Public Health Research and Policy

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) (HLAJANAA), Health Systems Performance & Quality Measurement (Public Sector) (HLAJANAK)

Keywords

• Public health research
• Health policy analysis
• Primary care transformation
• Community health initiatives
• Health data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: THI operates as a nonprofit organization supported by grants from foundations and government agencies for specific programmatic work.
2. Donations: Individual and organizational donations support THI's flexible capacity to respond to emerging needs in Texas.
3. Programmatic Support: Support from foundations for specific initiatives such as the Texas Primary Care Consortium, webinar series, and policy forums.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Texas Health Institute is an independent nonprofit public health institute that delivers health policy research, statewide data analytics through its Texas Health Insights Data Dashboard, stakeholder convenings (Texas Health Policy Forum, TPCC Summit), technical assistance and training programs (VCEHP, Transgender Health Learning Series), and policy publications. It also serves as the administrative home for the Texas Primary Care Consortium and the Texas Oral Health Coalition.

Product overview

Texas Health Institute is an independent nonprofit public health institute that operates as a nonpartisan, trusted convener and data-driven analytic partner. Its offerings include the Texas Health Insights Data Dashboard (statewide county-level health data platform), the Texas Health Lens monthly blog series, and administrative support for major initiatives including the Texas Primary Care Consortium (TPCC) and Texas Oral Health Coalition. Additional offerings encompass convenings (Texas Health Policy Forum, TPCC Annual Summit), educational programs (VCEHP training, Transgender Health Learning Series), webinars (Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks), and policy research publications. The organization also supports the Responsive Trust Network focused on community health professional engagement. These products and services work together to advance health systems transformation, strengthen public health infrastructure, and promote healthy communities across Texas.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Texas Health Insights: Data Dashboard A statewide data platform that brings together county-level insights on health, healthcare, and community indicators across Texas. Allows users to explore county-level workforce, demographic, and health data. Target users include policymakers, researchers, health system leaders, and community organizations.
• Texas Health Lens Blog THI's monthly blog providing independent, Texas-focused insights on complex health issues, focusing on system dynamics, second-order impacts, and emerging signals to support informed decision-making.
• Texas Primary Care Consortium (TPCC) A statewide collaborative between Texas Health Institute and Texas Medical Home Initiative that advances high-quality primary care through policy priorities, convenings, webinars, publications, and interactive tools for Texas policymakers, clinicians, and primary care stakeholders.
• Texas Oral Health Coalition (TxOHC) A statewide coalition focused on oral health, administered by Texas Health Institute as its administrative home. Convenes clinicians, public health agencies, and community organizations to strengthen oral health networks in Texas.
• VCEHP eLearning Series (Vector Control Training) An eight-course learning series on vector control and integrated pest management for public health, first responder, and emergency preparedness professionals, developed in partnership with CDC and National Network of Public Health Institutes.
• Texas Health Policy Forum Annual forum convening state policymakers, public health leaders, healthcare professionals, and community organizations to advance policy priorities related to population health, access to care, and payment reform in Texas.
• Monthly Monday Primary Care Talks Monthly interview series featuring guest speakers from across Texas covering wide-ranging primary care topics, including maternal care, workforce issues, and health equity.
• TPCC Annual Summit Annual statewide summit bringing together stakeholders to improve health of Texans through accessible, equitable, and coordinated person-centered primary care.
• Policy Briefs and Publications Various data briefs, reports, and policy documents covering topics including healthcare affordability, oral health, primary care, Medicaid, and health equity in Texas, made available through THI's website.
• Transgender Health Learning Series A seven-course series following the journey that many transgender people follow through life, providing education on transgender health issues for clinicians, public health professionals, and community members.
• Technical Assistance and Training Provides technical assistance and training services to communities and decision-makers to help navigate complex health challenges, including capacity building for public health infrastructure.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and national.

• CareQuest Institute for Oral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting oral health initiatives, including webinars on integrating oral health into perinatal care.
• Cook Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric health system partner in Texas working on child health initiatives.
• Driscoll Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric health system partner in South Texas working on child health initiatives.
• E3 AllianceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional education coalition partner working on education and health alignment.
• Episcopal Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor foundation supporter of Texas Primary Care Consortium and primary care transformation work.
• National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHI is part of the National Network of Public Health Institutes, collaborating on national public health initiatives and attending annual conferences.
• St. David's FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner supporting Texas Primary Care Consortium and healthcare initiatives.
• National Environmental Health AssociationnationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP) training development.
• Texas Academy of Family PhysiciansregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partner for primary care and family medicine initiatives.
• The Hastings CenternationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute partner on health policy and ethics topics.
• University of Houston - Community Health Worker InitiativeregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Responsive Trust Network advancing community health worker integration.
• BlueCross BlueShield of TexasregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan partner supporting webinars on oral health and perinatal care integration.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDC collaborated with THI on Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP) training series development.
• Tulane UniversitynationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in VCEHP training hosting the learning management system for vector control courses.
• Texas Medical Home InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-conveners of the Texas Primary Care Consortium, providing financial and administrative support.
• Black Mamas Community CollectiveregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner working on maternal health and health equity for Black mothers.
• Rural Texas Maternal Health AssemblyregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in webinar series on integrating oral health into perinatal care for rural Texas communities.
• TMF Health Quality InstituteregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality improvement organization partner in Texas Primary Care Consortium activities.
• UnitedHealthcare Community PlanregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicaid managed care partner supporting TPCC webinars and initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit focused on disease prevention, public health system strengthening, and policy advocacy. Operates at a national scale rather than state-level, providing broader public health analysis comparable in topic area to THI's policy work.
• Health Affairs: Leading health policy journal and research organization producing peer-reviewed analysis on health systems, equity, and reform. Comparable as a producer of policy research and analysis shaping the public discourse, though not a state-level convener.
• Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): National nonprofit health policy and journalism organization producing widely cited state-level health data and policy analysis. Comparable in its role as a trusted, nonpartisan convener and data source on health policy, though at national scale.
• Center for Health Care Strategies: National nonprofit health policy center working with states to advance Medicaid, health equity, and systems transformation — operates at a broader scale but addresses overlapping themes such as Medicaid managed care, social determinants, and primary care transformation.

Direct peers

• Illinois Public Health Institute: Illinois-focused independent public health institute and NNPHI member providing research, convening, and technical assistance to advance health equity and systems change. Closest direct structural peer to THI in the Midwest.
• TMF Health Quality Institute: Texas-based quality improvement organization that partners with THI on TPCC activities and works on healthcare quality, value-based care, and primary care transformation across Texas and surrounding states. Closest regional operating peer.
• Georgia Health Policy Center: State-based health policy research center at Georgia State University that conducts research, evaluation, and convening on health systems, access, and equity — even listed as a THI partner, reflecting its comparable state-level public health policy role.
• National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI): National membership network of which THI is a member; convenes independent public health institutes, runs collaborative programs (including the VCEHP training that THI co-developed), and sets standards for the public health institute model.
• Public Health Institute (PHI): California-based independent nonprofit public health institute and fellow NNPHI member that conducts research, evaluation, convening, and policy work across a wide range of public health topics. Operates the same "independent public health institute" model that THI embodies at the state level in Texas.
• New York Academy of Medicine: Long-established independent health policy and research organization in New York City that convenes stakeholders and produces research on urban health, aging, and health equity — comparable in mission, age, and convening function to THI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgiybeFHS8A-WH2qTbOSQ9g/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexasHealthInstitute1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-health-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/txhealthinst
• Xx.com/txhealthinst

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Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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