The Cayuga County Health Department

What The Cayuga County Health Department does

The Cayuga County Health Department is a government public health agency operating as a department within Cayuga County government, headquartered at 160 Genesee Street in Auburn, New York. The department delivers mandated public health services to the 75,000+ residents of Cayuga County across 864 square miles, including communicable disease control, immunization clinics, STD/HIV education and testing, WIC supplemental food programs, prenatal and maternal-child health services, lead poisoning prevention, services for children with special health care needs, and cancer screening services. It also conducts environmental health inspections across campgrounds, children's camps, mobile home parks, public water supplies, septic systems, swimming pools, food service establishments, and rabies/animal bite responses.

The department is funded through county appropriations, New York State health grants, and federal Medicaid reimbursement, with the Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center providing billable clinical services under the Countywide Corporate Compliance Program adopted in March 2023. Its technology footprint is limited to the CivicPlus CMS platform powering the county website and standard government back-office infrastructure; the entity does not disclose proprietary software products or AI capabilities. Service distribution is direct through county office walk-ins, on-site community clinics, and an online services portal, supported by Notify Me alerts, Facebook, and YouTube for public communication. Advisory oversight is provided by the Board of Health and the Community Services Board, while operational coordination extends to Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Cayuga Cortland Workforce Board, and the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council.

The operating model is structurally different from a commercial enterprise: there are no paying end customers in the conventional sense, revenue is appropriation-driven rather than market-driven, and the department faces no direct in-territory competition for its statutory mandates. Strategic optionality is constrained by its fixed geographic footprint and the public-sector fiscal environment; competitive dynamics, pricing power, and growth levers are not applicable metrics in the traditional investment-analytics sense.

Name

The Cayuga County Health Department

Legal name

Cayuga County, New York

Website

https://cayugacounty.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1799

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Cayuga County Health Department is a government public health agency providing immunizations, disease control, WIC, maternal-child health, and environmental health inspection services to 75,000+ residents of Cayuga County, New York, funded through county appropriations and Medicaid reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Environmental health inspections
• Immunization programs
• Maternal child health
• Communicable disease control

Headquarters

HQ city

Auburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding & Medicaid Reimbursement: The Compliance Program applies to departments receiving Medicaid reimbursement including the Cayuga County Community Mental Health Center and Cayuga County Health Department (Programs for Children with Special Needs, Community Health Services, and Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center). Services funded through government appropriations and Medicaid billing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Cayuga County Health Department is a government public health agency providing community health services to county residents. It delivers immunizations, communicable disease control, WIC supplemental food program, maternal and child health services, STD/HIV education and testing, cancer screening, and environmental health inspections (food programs, campgrounds, water supplies, septic systems, swimming pools, rabies control). It also operates an Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center and Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

Product overview

The Cayuga County Health Department is a government public health agency providing community health services to Cayuga County, New York residents. It operates as part of the Cayuga County government structure and provides services including environmental health inspections (campgrounds, food programs, swimming pools), communicable disease control, immunizations, STD/HIV education and testing, WIC supplemental food program, and maternal/child health services. The Health Department falls under the County's Corporate Compliance Program which applies to Medicaid-reimbursed departments. The department does not appear to offer commercial software products or technology platforms as its primary offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WIC Supplemental Food Program
• Immunization Program & Clinics
• Communicable Disease Control
• STD/HIV Education and Testing
• Cancer Services Program
• Prenatal, Maternal & Child Health Services
• Breastfeeding Support
• No Home for Lead (Lead Poisoning Prevention)
• Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
• Environmental Health Food Program
• Environmental Health — Campgrounds, Children's Camps, Mobile Home Parks
• Public Water Supplies Oversight
• Septic Systems Permitting and Inspection
• Swimming Pool Inspections
• Rabies & Animal Bites Program
• Tobacco Law Enforcement
• Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cornell Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCayuga County hosts Cornell Cooperative Extension office providing agricultural, youth development, and community education programs. Listed as a key county agency.
• Cayuga Cortland Workforce BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development board providing employment and training services through Cayuga Works Career Center.
• Board of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial advisory board for the Health Department providing oversight and policy guidance on public health matters.
• Community Services BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory board for mental health services including sub-committees on substance use, developmental disabilities, and aging services.
• Cayuga County Water & Sewer Authority (CCWSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater and sewer infrastructure authority serving county water quality management needs.
• Owasco Lake Watershed Management CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermunicipal organization focused on protecting Owasco Lake water quality through watershed management.
• Water Quality Management AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty agency managing water quality protection and monitoring programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Onondaga County Health Department: Neighboring New York county health department providing the same statutory public health services — immunizations, disease control, environmental health, maternal/child health — to a larger metro Syracuse population. Directly comparable mandate, funding model, and service portfolio.
• Erie County Department of Health: County-level public health agency serving Erie County (Buffalo), New York. Offers the same core services — WIC, environmental health, communicable disease, immunizations — and is funded through the same county/state/federal mix. Closely comparable in mandate and scope, scaled to a larger urban population.
• Monroe County Department of Public Health: Rochester-area county health department providing immunizations, WIC, environmental health inspections, and Article 28 clinic services. Operates under the same NY State public health framework and Medicaid reimbursement rules as Cayuga County.
• Westchester County Department of Health: Westchester County, NY public health agency offering the same core services — disease control, environmental health, maternal/child health, WIC — under the same NY State regulatory regime. Comparable mandate at larger suburban scale.
• Wayne County Public Health: Adjacent Finger Lakes/New York county health department of comparable rural scale and population. Directly comparable service mix (WIC, immunizations, environmental health, disease control) and identical funding mechanism.
• Cortland County Health Department: Neighboring small-county NY health department sharing the same regional labor market and workforce board (Cayuga Cortland Workforce). Directly comparable rural mandate and service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• New York State Department of Health: State-level public health authority that funds, regulates, and sets policy for county health departments including Cayuga. Not a direct competitor but the upstream oversight and grant-making body that defines the operating environment.
• CDC Foundation: National nonprofit that channels federal public health funding and program support to local and county health departments. Adjacent rather than competing — sets standards and provides funding that flows down to entities like Cayuga County.

Others

• NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials): Membership and advocacy association representing local health departments nationwide, including Cayuga County's peers. Not a competitor but a network, training, and policy coordination body that influences local health department operations.
• Cayuga County Community Mental Health Center: Sister county agency co-covered by the same 2023 Corporate Compliance Program and Medicaid framework. Operates adjacent behavioral health services under the same county umbrella — relevant peer for compliance and Medicaid-operations benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cayugacounty624
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61556097250263
• Xx.com/telcomcayuga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cayuga-county-mental-health

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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