Panhandle Public Health District

What Panhandle Public Health District does

Panhandle Public Health District (PPHD) is a government local public health district serving the 12 counties of the Nebraska Panhandle (Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux), with a main office in Hemingford and a clinical/program office in Scottsbluff. The organization delivers a broad public health portfolio across four operational domains: clinical and preventive services (immunizations, dental screenings, FIT colon cancer kits, maternal self-monitored blood pressure, Healthy Families home visitation), chronic disease and behavioral health (Living Well workshops, diabetes prevention, QPR/YMHFA suicide prevention, Hope Squad school programming, opioid response), environmental health (lead testing via XRF analyzer, radon, mold, water quality, West Nile surveillance, Clean Indoor Air Act enforcement), and emergency preparedness (Panhandle Regional Medical Response System, Medical Reserve Corps, infectious disease reporting, vaccination response). PPHD maintains national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board and Heart Safe Designation through Children's Nebraska/Project ADAM.

Underlying technology is built primarily on third-party SaaS integrations rather than proprietary systems: a MySidewalk-powered Community Health Dashboard, CredibleMind for mental health resources, Qualtrics for online intake/referral forms, BambooHR for HR/careers, PurpleAir for real-time air quality, Canva for content publishing, Constant Contact for newsletters, and Zoom for virtual trainings. No proprietary AI/ML or developer-facing API exists. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through walk-in clinics, mobile/travel-to-you training, off-site clinics at schools and worksites, partner-hosted distribution (pharmacies, law enforcement, hospitals), and free at-home test kits.

The business model is government and grant-funded rather than commercial. Primary revenue is managed-services funding from local, state, and federal government sources as a Nebraska Public Health District, supplemented by federal grants (HUD Capacity Building Grant for lead hazard reduction), philanthropic challenge grants (Nebraska Community Foundation 5-Year Challenge Grant for Dental Health), and minor fee-for-service revenue (AHA-certified CPR/First Aid at $70-$100 per person, lead-testing base fees). Most direct-to-resident services (immunizations, dental screenings, radon kits, FIT kits, blood pressure cuffs, car seats, QPR training, Living Well workshops) are free or grant-subsidized. Customers are broadly segmented into residents of 12 counties, schools and early childhood programs, local governments and worksites, pregnant women and families, adults with chronic conditions, and OSHA-regulated employers requiring respirator fit testing.

Name

Panhandle Public Health District

Legal name

Panhandle Public Health District

Website

https://pphd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Panhandle Public Health District is a government local public health district serving all residents of 12 Nebraska Panhandle counties, delivering immunizations, dental care, chronic disease management, suicide prevention, environmental health, and emergency preparedness services through two offices and mobile/community-based programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

City/Municipal Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAC), Government Public Health Grantmaking & Program Offices (HLAJALAA), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Community health programs
• Immunization services
• Chronic disease prevention
• Emergency preparedness

Headquarters

HQ city

Hemingford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Public Health Funding: Primary funding from local, state, and federal government sources as a Nebraska Public Health District. Annual Financial Statement published on website details revenue sources and expenditures across 12 member counties.
2. Federal Grants (HUD Capacity Building): HUD Capacity Building Grant for Lead Hazard Reduction: expanded contractor capacity, testing, and abatement for qualifying families; includes Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds process and Environmental Review. Multi-year grant funding.
3. Fee-for-Service Training (CPR/First Aid/Stop the Bleed): Fee-based training services: $70 per person for CPR (any combination) plus instructor mileage; $100 per person for CPR/First Aid plus instructor mileage; $50 for 1 instructor/class of fewer than 10 attendees. American Heart Association certified.
4. Dental Day Service Fees: Dental Days program provided no-cost dental care for children (preschool through age 21) with no insurance or very little insurance, supported through grants (including 5-Year Challenge Grant from Nebraska Community Foundation and Cow Country Community Health Foundation).
5. Lead Testing Service Fees: Base fee charged for home lead testing outside of elevated blood-lead level investigations; pricing varies; HUD-subsidized program for qualifying households at or below 80% median area income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Panhandle Public Health District is a local government public health district that delivers preventive clinical services (immunizations, dental screenings, lead and radon testing), chronic disease self-management workshops, suicide and substance misuse prevention programs, maternal and family health home visitation, CPR/first aid training, and environmental health monitoring to residents across the 12 Nebraska Panhandle counties. It also coordinates emergency preparedness (PRMRS, Medical Reserve Corps) and publishes a Community Health Dashboard. Revenue is primarily from government appropriations and grants, supplemented by modest fee-for-service training (e.g., CPR/First Aid).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immunizations Program Walk-in and scheduled vaccination services for adults, children, and travelers at the PPHD Scottsbluff office, with off-site clinics at schools and businesses. Includes MMR and routine childhood vaccines via the federally funded Vaccines for Children (VFC) program for uninsured children.
• CPR, First Aid & Stop the Bleed Training American Heart Association HeartSaver and BLS curricula delivered via mobile instruction across the Panhandle, including Adult/Child/Infant CPR/AED, First Aid, and the national Stop the Bleed campaign.
• Dental Program & Dental Days School-based preventive dental hygiene services in public, private, and Head Start classrooms; Dental Days events historically provided free dental care for uninsured/underinsured children preschool through age 21.
• Healthy Families Home Visitation Free, voluntary home-visit program for pregnancy and parenting support covering bonding, breastfeeding, safe sleep, child development, and positive parenting for Panhandle families.
• Living Well Chronic Disease Self-Management Evidence-based small-group workshops (Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Chronic Pain, High Blood Pressure) for adults with chronic conditions, delivered as six weekly 2–2.5 hour sessions in person or via Zoom by trained facilitators.
• Maternal Self-Monitored Blood Pressure Program Provides free self-monitoring blood pressure cuffs and education for pregnant and new mothers; walk-in enrollment at the PPHD Scottsbluff office Tuesday–Friday.
• Pregnancy & Beyond Prenatal Support Group Weekly prenatal and postpartum support group meeting Mondays and Thursdays at the PPHD Scottsbluff office; free community offering.
• Health & Wellness Coaching One-on-one coaching (3–6 sessions over 3 months) covering healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, weight, tobacco cessation, and chronic disease management, delivered by a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach.
• Colon Cancer Prevention (FIT Screening) Free at-home OC-Light FIT colon cancer screening kits distributed to Panhandle residents ages 45–74 via the Panhandle Cancer Coalition and the Nebraska Colon Cancer Program.
• Suicide Prevention & Support QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) gatekeeper training, Hope Squad school programs, Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid, community walks, "My Ascension" documentary screenings, and Coping After Suicide loss support groups.
• Fall Prevention (Stepping On & Bingocize) Older-adult fall prevention programs including the 7-week Stepping On workshop (proven to reduce falls by 31%) and the 10-week Bingocize program combining exercise, health education, and bingo.
• Heart Safe Designation (Project ADAM) Heart Safe designation program delivered in partnership with Children's Nebraska Project ADAM; provides AED placement guidance, CPR/AED training, and practiced emergency response plans for schools and community organizations.
• Free Car Seat Program Free car seats and certified Passenger Safety Technician installation assistance for qualifying Panhandle families, coordinated with Nebraska Highway Safety.
• National Diabetes Prevention Program CDC-recognized lifestyle-change program for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes risk reduction, coordinated by Cheri Farris.
• Opioid Epidemic Response Narcan training, medication disposal site coordination, safe storage education, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program access support in partnership with Nebraska DHHS, pharmacies, law enforcement, and fire departments.
• Panhandle Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer network of medical and public health professionals trained to respond to community health needs during disasters and public health emergencies; part of the national MRC network of more than 300,000 volunteers.
• Panhandle Regional Medical Response System (PRMRS) Multi-jurisdictional medical and public health emergency response plan integrating NIMS, NRP, HEICS, HRSA, and CDC standards across 11 Panhandle counties and 8 hospitals.
• Driver Safety & CarFit CarFit vehicle fit checks, driver safety education, and "Driven to Inspire" school assemblies in partnership with the Nebraska Highway Safety Office.
• Walkability / Active Living Advisory Active living initiatives across Kimball, Tri-Cities (Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown), Alliance, Bridgeport, and Gordon supporting walking, biking, and rolling; includes bike repair stations, community bike share, and walk audits.
• Radon Testing

Quantifiable outcome

• Stepping On program reduces falls by 31% in the community
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Children's Nebraska (Project ADAM)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership providing Heart Safe Designation and Avive Connect AED machine to PPHD. Children's Nebraska is the region's only hospital dedicated exclusively to serving children and teens, designated as Project ADAM affiliate hospital in 2022. Has welcomed more than 225 schools and organizations with Heart Safe designations to date. Matt Sorensen, M.D. serves as local medical director. Collaborates with Children's Crisis Heart Center and Community Health & Advocacy teams.
• Rural Nebraska Healthcare Network (RNHN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitated collaborative development of the Panhandle Regional Medical Response System (PRMRS) Plan. RNHN members include 8 hospitals across the 11-county Panhandle. Coordinates joint Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, in tandem with hospitals. Joint planning since 2011 using the MAPP framework.
• Panhandle PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Panhandle Prevention Coalition (PPC) operates as a part of the Panhandle Partnership, a regional coalition uniting western Nebraska stakeholders to make residents healthy and safe across their lifespan. PPC hosts annual Prevention Symposium (April 23, 2026 at Gering Civic Center).
• Nebraska Highway SafetycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership enables the Free Car Seat Program serving the Panhandle, providing free car seats and installation assistance for qualifying families to improve child safety in vehicles. PPHD's Car Seat Passenger Safety Technicians deliver the program.
• Panhandle Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)coreOthersEstablished October 6, 2007 to recruit, train, and activate medical and public health professionals and volunteers to respond to community health needs during disasters. Part of national MRC network of more than 300,000 volunteers. PPHD's Ally De Los Santos serves as MRC Coordinator.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreTechnology or IntegrationPPHD provides AHA-certified CPR (HeartSaver and BLS curricula) and First Aid training; AHA workbooks included with hands-on manikin demonstrations. Reference source for course curriculum and certification.
• CredibleMindcoreTechnology or IntegrationWellbeing/mental health resource platform hosted at pphd.crediblemind.com; provides trusted mental health check-in resources for the Panhandle community.
• MySidewalkcoreTechnology or IntegrationHosts the Nebraska Panhandle Public Health District Community Health Dashboard at dashboards.mysidewalk.com/pphdcommunityhealthdashboard; web-based data visualization platform covering demographics, social context, behavioral wellbeing, healthy beginnings, lifelong health, healthy aging, disparities, occupational health.
• Panhandle pharmacies, law enforcement, and fire departmentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered to increase availability of naloxone across the Panhandle as part of opioid response; partner agencies serve as medication disposal take-back sites and first responder naloxone access points.
• Law enforcement agencies and pharmacies across 12 Panhandle countiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorServe as no-cost medication disposal sites (Alliance City Police, Box Butte County Sheriff, Chadron Community Hospital, Deuel County Courthouse, Sidney Police, etc.) for safe disposal of unused medications.
• Panhandle Food Access CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew coalition first meeting 9/3/2025 to support local food pantries and small-town grocery stores; PPHD convenes partners to plan for community food access.
• Panhandle Dementia CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvened by PPHD with the Alzheimer's Association to host community forum on May 13, 2025.
• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level partner coordinating on epidemiology, immunizations (Nebraska State Immunization Information System), prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), radon action month, lead poisoning prevention, water quality, infectious disease surveillance, and reportable conditions.
• Eight Panhandle hospitals (Morrill County Community Hospital, Regional West Medical Center, Chadron Community Hospital, Box Butte General Hospital, Regional West Garden County, Gordon Memorial Health Services, Kimball Health Services, Sidney Regional Medical Center)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years coordinated with PPHD; collaboration on PRMRS, hospital emergency preparedness, mass casualty response, and local Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments/Plans.
• 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelinecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNational crisis line referral partner; PPHD promotes 988 as part of suicide prevention messaging and shares resources for loss survivors.
• Hope Squad (national peer suicide prevention program)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPPHD trains staff and assists area schools in implementing Hope Squad curriculum. Currently 10 area middle and high schools participate. Hope Squad members nominated by classmates as trustworthy peers and trained by advisors.
• Professional Inspection Services (Kevin Griess)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLicensed radon mitigator serving Scottsbluff, NE 69363; phone 308-631-3388. Referred by PPHD for residents who need radon mitigation after actionable levels detected.
• Kids Count in NebraskaminorOthersProvides Panhandle County Data Sheets 2023 covering Health, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Education, Economic Stability data referenced on PPHD's Data and Statistics page.
• Gary's Cleaning & RestorationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal mold remediation specialist (308-632-3913) recommended by PPHD for mold cleanup services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department: Local public health department serving Lancaster County (Lincoln), Nebraska. Directly comparable as a Nebraska county-level public health department with clinics, environmental health, dental, immunizations, and emergency preparedness functions.
• Central District Health Department: Nebraska local public health district serving Hall, Hamilton, and Merrick counties. Direct peer providing immunizations, dental, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and chronic disease prevention across a multi-county rural Nebraska region.
• Douglas County Health Department: Local public health department serving Douglas County (Omaha), Nebraska. Direct peer as a Nebraska county-level health department delivering immunizations, disease surveillance, environmental health, maternal/child health, and chronic disease prevention under PHAB accreditation.
• Loup Basin Public Health Department: Nebraska local public health district serving Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Howard, Loup, Sherman, Valley, and Wheeler counties. Direct peer as a multi-county rural Nebraska health district providing core public health services.
• Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department: Nebraska local public health district serving Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Perkins, and Red Willow counties. Direct peer as a rural multi-county Nebraska public health district with comparable services and funding model.
• Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department: Nebraska local public health department serving Antelope, Boone, Colfax, Madison, Nance, and Platte counties. Directly comparable as a multi-county Nebraska health district offering clinical, environmental, and preparedness programs.
• West Central District Health Department: Nebraska local public health district serving Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Keith, Arthur, and Perkins counties. Directly comparable as a multi-county rural Nebraska health district providing clinical, environmental, and emergency preparedness services.
• Two Rivers Public Health Department: Nebraska local public health district serving Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, and Phelps counties. Direct peer delivering immunizations, WIC/maternal health, environmental health, and chronic disease prevention in rural Nebraska.

Broad incumbents

• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: State-level public health authority that licenses, funds, and coordinates all local Nebraska public health districts including PPHD. Broader incumbent partner/regulator rather than a direct competitor, but highly comparable in offering immunizations, disease surveillance, and chronic disease programs.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership association representing nearly 3,000 local health departments including PPHD. Adjacent ecosystem peer providing accreditation support, policy advocacy, and best-practice frameworks that PPHD relies on for PHAB accreditation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/panhandlepublichealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/panhandle-public-health-district

Compliance1 record

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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