Public Health

What Public Health does

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County (PHDMC) is the statutorily designated local health department for Montgomery County, Ohio, tracing its origins to an 1867 ordinance establishing the Dayton Board of Health and reorganized into its current form via a 1969 merger of the city and county health districts; the entity was rebranded under its present name in 2012. The department operates from a headquarters in the historic Reibold Building in downtown Dayton and runs a network of eight physical locations across the county, with services delivered through walk-in clinics, scheduled appointments, mobile units, and community-based outreach. PHDMC is governed by the Montgomery County Board of Health and led by Health Commissioner Jennifer Wentzel (appointed December 2021), the seventh Commissioner since the 1970 merger.

The department's portfolio spans roughly 50 programs organized across five offices—Administration, Environmental Health, Health Promotion, Health Services, and the Office of the Health Commissioner—and covers both health services (immunization clinics, sexually transmitted disease and tuberculosis clinics, WIC nutrition assistance, maternal and infant vitality, recovery and syringe-services, HIV/AIDS prevention, lead poisoning prevention, clinical laboratory testing across seven sites and three mobile units, vital statistics) and inspection/regulatory services (food operations, body art, plumbing, swimming pools and splash pads, hotels, campgrounds, sewage systems, and air pollution via the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency). The department holds national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), re-accredited in 2025 for another five years, and has earned Healthcare Equality Index Gold Leader status from the Human Rights Campaign in both 2024 and 2025.

Funding flows entirely through government channels—an approximately $41 million annual budget sourced from county taxpayer funds, state and federal grants (CDC, HRSA, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Children and Youth), and program or licensing fees—with most resident-facing services provided free of charge or on a sliding-fee basis (e.g., VFC vaccinations). The department contracts School Health Services to 16 private, parochial, and charter schools and extends its vaccine footprint regionally through VFC partnerships with six neighboring county health districts. No proprietary technology platform is identified; core technology consists of epidemiology and laboratory information systems, the Ohio Disease Reporting System, and a public inspection reports portal. Direct service delivery functions as the sole go-to-market motion, with no consumer or enterprise sales force.

Name

Public Health

Legal name

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County

Website

https://phdmc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County is the statutorily designated local health department for Montgomery County, Ohio, delivering communicable disease control, immunizations, environmental inspections, maternal and infant health, and recovery services across eight locations with a ~$41 million budget and ~250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Environmental health inspections
• Immunization clinics
• Communicable disease control
• Maternal and infant health

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Public Health operates as a government health department funded primarily through public funds, grants, and program fees. The approximately $41 million budget supports over 50 programs across assessment, policy development, and assurance functions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County is the designated local government health department delivering community public health services, regulatory inspections, clinical care, and vital records to Montgomery County, Ohio residents. It operates more than 50 programs spanning immunizations, communicable disease control, maternal and infant health (including WIC), HIV/STD/TB clinics, food and environmental inspections, substance use recovery, emergency preparedness, and epidemiology. The department is funded through public funds and grants and provides most services free or on a sliding fee scale.

Product overview

Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County offers a comprehensive portfolio of public health programs and inspection services. The organization provides health services including immunizations, disease prevention (HIV/AIDS, STDs, tuberculosis), maternal and infant health programs (WIC, Healthy Families America, Cribs for Kids), overdose prevention (Community Overdose Action Team, Recovery Services), and community health outreach. Inspection services include food operations, body art, swimming pools, plumbing, hotels, and campgrounds. The department also operates a laboratory for CLIA testing, maintains epidemiology and emergency preparedness capabilities, and provides vital statistics records. The services are organized into five main offices: Administration, Environmental Health, Health Promotion, Health Services, and the Office of the Health Commissioner, with approximately 250 employees supporting over 50 programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immunization Clinic
• Public Health Clinic
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
• Tuberculosis Clinic
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• CarePoint: Syringe Services Program
• Recovery Services
• Community Overdose Action Team
• HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Communicable Disease Reporting
• Epidemiology
• Emergency Preparedness
• Laboratory
• Maternal and Infant Vitality Initiative
• Healthy Families America
• Cribs for Kids!
• Every Parent Matters
• Everyone Reach One
• Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)
• Complex Medical Help
• LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives
• Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Mosquito and Vector Disease Control
• Community Health Outreach
• Get Vaccinated Ohio
• Food Operation Inspection Service
• Body Art & Tattoos Inspection Services
• Swimming Pools, Spas and Splash Pads Inspection Services
• Plumbing Inspection
• Campground and Recreational Vehicle Park Inspection Services
• Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (RAPCA)
• Vital Statistics – Birth & Death Records

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2024, conducted over 208 inspections at more than 110 Body Art/Tattoo operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• City of DaytonsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2025Public Health's Chronic Disease Prevention program partnered with the City of Dayton to enhance Liberation Park with new benches and a shade structure, improving recreation opportunities for community health.
• Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst academic partnership establishing Public Health as an Academic Health Department, integrating research, teaching, and service. The partnership aims to enhance quality of public health work, advance field knowledge, prepare next-generation public health leaders, and generate evidence-based solutions for community health challenges. Additional academic agreements are in process.
• Community Overdose Action Team (COAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition led by Public Health to reduce the number of people dying from drug overdoses and drug abuse in Montgomery County. Includes Public Health, ADAMHS, and One Fifteen. In 2025, overdose deaths decreased for the fourth consecutive year in the county.
• EveryOne Reach One Maternal and Infant Vitality Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition whose goal is to improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal and infant mortality in Montgomery County. Led by Public Health in collaboration with Dayton Children's Hospital, targeting the disproportionate impact on African American/Black infants through Neighborhood Navigation and community coalition work.
• Montgomery County Food Equity CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountywide initiative led by Public Health to support a food system ensuring everyone, regardless of race, income, or ability, can access and afford a basic healthy diet. Part of America's Farmers Market Celebration and Montgomery County Food Summit activities.
• LGBTQ+ Health Alliance (Q+ Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on wellness, well-being, engagement, and education for LGBTQ+ community access to health equity throughout the lifespan. Public Health's LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives program works in partnership with this alliance, and has adopted an LGBTQ Patient Bill of Rights.
• Dayton Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Public Health on the EveryOne Reach One Maternal and Infant Vitality Task Force and hosted the Black Breastfeeding Luncheon together. Also partners on RSV prevention and vaccination efforts.
• Champaign Health DistrictminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC (Vaccines for Children) provider partner offering immunization clinic services in Urbana, Ohio. Provides vaccines on Wednesdays with TB reads on Thursdays. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Clark County Health DistrictminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC provider partner offering immunization clinic services at 529 E Home Rd, Springfield, OH 45503. Services available 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday-Friday by appointment. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Darke County General Health DistrictminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC provider partner offering walk-in immunization clinic on Tuesdays (8:00am - 10:30am & 2:00pm - 5:00pm) in Greenville, OH. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Preble County Public HealthminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC provider partner offering immunization clinic by appointments on Mondays at 615 Hillcrest Dr, Eaton, OH 45320. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Sidney-Shelby County Health DepartmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC provider partner offering immunization clinic services at 202 W Poplar St, Sidney, OH 45365, open 8:00am - 3:40pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by appointment. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Warren County Health DistrictminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVFC provider partner offering walk-in immunization clinic services at 416 S. East St, Lebanon, OH 45036, available 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday through Friday. Part of regional VFC provider network.
• Ohio Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department partner providing guidance on public health programs, disease reporting (via Ohio Disease Reporting System), Vaccines for Children program oversight, and community health data. Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff has met with Public Health leadership to strengthen the relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Philadelphia Department of Public Health: City/county-level public health agency delivering the full complement of clinical preventive services, environmental health, maternal-child health, and overdose-prevention work that PHDMC performs, but embedded in a larger combined municipal-county structure.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: Large multijurisdictional county health agency whose programmatic taxonomy (immunizations, STD clinics, food inspection, environmental health, harm reduction, vital records) maps directly onto PHDMC's, but at meaningfully greater scale.
• Public Health – Seattle & King County: Large metropolitan county health agency operating a substantially broader portfolio (including a public hospital and EMS) but executing the same core combined-district functions — clinical preventive services, environmental inspections, epidemiology, and equity-focused coalitions.

Direct peers

• Franklin County Public Health: Franklin County (Ohio) health district delivering nearly identical program mix — immunizations, food inspections, maternal-child health, harm reduction, and emergency preparedness — to a similarly sized metropolitan county population.
• Cuyahoga County Board of Health: Northeast Ohio county health department offering matching clinical, environmental health, and harm-reduction programs to Greater Cleveland under the same Ohio Revised Code combined-district framework that governs PHDMC.
• Summit County Public Health: Akron-area PHAB-accredited county health department operating the same combined-district model with clinical preventive services, environmental health licensing, and community health programs of comparable scope.
• Columbus Public Health: City of Columbus health department providing the same mix of clinical preventive services (immunizations, STD/TB clinics), environmental inspections, WIC, and vital statistics to Franklin County residents — the closest analogue in scale and scope within Ohio.
• Hamilton County Public Health: Cincinnati-area county health district running an equivalent portfolio — disease control, environmental inspections, WIC, maternal-child health, and a county-wide overdose response coalition — under Ohio's local public-health statute.
• Lucas County Health Department: Toledo-area Ohio county health department with the same statutory combined-district structure, PHAB accreditation, and mix of clinical, environmental, and population-health services.

Others

• NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials): National membership and advocacy body for local health departments; does not deliver services but defines accreditation frameworks (PHAB), funding advocacy, and operational standards that govern PHDMC's operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PublicHealthDMC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PublicHealthDMC
• Facebookfacebook.com/PublicHealthDMC
• Instagraminstagram.com/publichealthdmc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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