NashvilleHealth

Name

NashvilleHealth

Legal name

NashvilleHealth

Website

https://nashvillehealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG), County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Community health initiative
• Population health improvement
• Health coalition building
• Community health survey
• Chronic disease prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants: NashvilleHealth receives funding from major foundations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (seed funder) and other philanthropic organizations to support its mission of improving community health outcomes.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners including Optum, Wellpoint, LifePoint, United Healthcare, Centerview Partners, Saint Thomas Health, and the Frist Foundation provide financial and in-kind support, with logos featured as NashvilleHealth Change Makers on the organization's website.
3. Government Grants: The Heart of Nashville project is funded through the Metro Nashville Public Health Department, representing government grant funding for specific programmatic initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NashvilleHealth is a community health initiative and 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a citywide convener bringing together healthcare, business, government, academic, and community partners to improve population health outcomes across Davidson County, Tennessee. Its offerings include the Heart of Nashville Initiative (collaborative community health improvement project), the Nashville Community Health + Well-being Survey (data collection instrument), the Heart of Nashville Report (published findings), and the Nashville Barbershop Hypertension Project (community-based chronic disease screening).

Product overview

NashvilleHealth is a community health initiative organization (not a software product company) that serves as a citywide convener dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all Nashvillians. Rather than offering commercial software products, NashvilleHealth operates core programs including the Heart of Nashville Initiative (a collaborative effort with Metro Nashville Public Health Department), the Nashville Community Health + Well-being Survey (data collection initiative), the Heart of Nashville Report (published findings), and the Nashville Barbershop Hypertension Project. These programs work together to identify health indicators, convene stakeholders, develop health roadmaps, and strengthen community-wide health integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heart of Nashville Initiative

Quantifiable outcome

• Heart of Nashville initiative improves community access to care, nutrition, and resources for all Nashville residents.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Senior Ride NashvillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Senior Ride Nashville, a nonprofit founded in 2016, serves as the transportation partner in the Heart of Nashville initiative, providing assisted transportation for older adults to medical appointments, grocery stores, and community activities to support independence and well-being.
• Metro Nashville Public Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetro Nashville Public Health Department is the lead government partner for the Heart of Nashville initiative, funding and co-leading community health improvement efforts. The department works with NashvilleHealth on hypertension, tobacco control, and infant mortality reduction programs.
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Department of Health PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVanderbilt's Department of Health Policy serves as the research and data backbone for NashvilleHealth, supporting initial priority-setting, program design, and evaluation across all major health initiatives including tobacco, hypertension, and infant mortality programs.
• Belmont University (Belmont Data & AI Collaborative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelmont University, through the Belmont Data & AI Collaborative and the Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine, serves as the analytic arm of the Heart of Nashville initiative, transforming data into meaningful action through advanced analytics and AI while making insights accessible to community members through creative storytelling and visual tools.
• The Sycamore InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sycamore Institute serves as the process evaluator for the Heart of Nashville initiative, documenting progress, capturing lessons learned, and analyzing collaboration data to continuously improve outcomes and position the project for replication in other communities.
• Tennessee State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennessee State University partners with NashvilleHealth and Metro Public Health Department in the Collective Impact Learning Collaborative to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth rates in Davidson County through a coalition of academic, government, and community stakeholders.
• Saint Thomas Health / AscensionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint Thomas Health (part of Ascension) is listed as a NashvilleHealth Change Maker partner, providing healthcare services and resources including hosting medical missions that provide free care to Nashville residents. The organization also supports the Dispensary of Hope.
• Nashville Area Chamber of CommercemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce conducted a foundational health study comparing Nashville to peer cities and partnered with NashvilleHealth to set the stage for community-wide dialogue on health issues, establishing a shared objective for regional health improvement.
• Community Foundation of Middle TennesseecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNashvilleHealth was launched under the umbrella of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which serves as the organizational home and administrative foundation for the initiative, providing nonprofit infrastructure and operational support.
• Matthew Walker Health CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew Walker Health Center is a community health partner within the Heart of Nashville initiative, working alongside other trusted organizations in health, nutrition, and community services to help residents access care and resources for healthier lives.
• Nashville Food ProjectsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNashville Food Project is a community nutrition partner in the Heart of Nashville initiative, helping remove food access barriers and create a more connected, supportive system of care for Nashville residents.
• Metro ParkssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetro Parks is a community partner in the Heart of Nashville initiative, connecting individuals to green spaces and community resources as part of the collaborative effort to improve health outcomes across Nashville.
• Nashville Health Care CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nashville Health Care Council, with over 260 member companies, is a key ecosystem partner representing the Nashville healthcare industry. NashvilleHealth leverages this network of healthcare leaders to drive community-wide health improvement.
• CityMatCHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCityMatCH, a national membership organization of city and county health departments' maternal and child health leaders, provided a grant to support Nashville's infant mortality reduction collaborative, helping fund the development of a framework to improve birth outcomes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Prevention Institute: National nonprofit that works at the intersection of health, equity, and community prevention by partnering with local coalitions. Closely comparable to NashvilleHealth's convener model focused on social determinants of health and cross-sector working groups.
• Health Resources in Action: Boston-based nonprofit delivering community health initiatives, public health programs, and evaluation services through multi-sector partnerships. Comparable to NashvilleHealth as a community health implementer and convener using data to drive outcomes.
• Build Healthy Places Network: National network catalyzing collaboration between community development and health sectors to improve local health outcomes. Directly comparable to NashvilleHealth's cross-sector (housing, transportation, nutrition, healthcare) model.
• The Health Collaborative: Cincinnati-based regional health improvement collaborative convening hospitals, public health, and community partners to align around shared population health goals. Operates under a similar citywide convener playbook as NashvilleHealth.

Broad incumbents

• de Beaumont Foundation: National foundation focused on strengthening public health practice and the public health workforce. Operates at broader national scale, but its community-based, practice-oriented mission overlaps NashvilleHealth's focus on local public health capacity-building.
• Trust for America's Health: National policy organization focused on prevention and public health system strengthening. Operates at broader geographic and policy level, but pursues comparable prevention-focused initiatives on obesity, tobacco, and health equity.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Largest U.S. philanthropy dedicated solely to health; was NashvilleHealth's seed funder and continues as core partner. Operates nationally and funds many comparable community-health initiatives, but at a vastly larger scale and as a grantmaker rather than operator.
• Colorado Health Foundation: Large statewide foundation funding health equity, behavioral health, and community health initiatives across Colorado. Operates place-based community health strategy analogous to NashvilleHealth's, but at substantially greater scale.

Regional players

• Kansas Health Foundation: Place-based foundation that funds community health improvement, advocacy, and convening across Kansas. Comparable to NashvilleHealth as a regionally focused health foundation doing cross-sector community convening, but serves a different geography.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Membership organization representing the country's nearly 3,000 local health departments and serving as an enabling ecosystem partner for community health initiatives like NashvilleHealth's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/nashhealthorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@nashvillehealth8037
• Facebookfacebook.com/nashhealthorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nashvillehealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/nashhealthorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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