The Hamilton County Health Department

What The Hamilton County Health Department does

The Hamilton County Health Department is a county-government public health agency headquartered at 100 South Jackson Street, Room 5, in McLeansboro, Illinois, serving the residents of Hamilton County. It is operated as a public sector entity — not a privately held company — under the oversight of a Board of Health, with county-employed staff including an Administrator (Nicole Schoenborn, R.N., B.S.N., C.H.P., C.L.S.), a Public Health Nurse/Supervisor (Rebecca Mugge), a Public Health Educator/Food Safety Coordinator (Mark Elliott), an Emergency Response Coordinator/Environmental Health Inspector (Jeff Jake), and an Office Clerk (Jody Gray). The stated headcount is five, and the organization operates from a single physical location.

Its core service portfolio spans clinical and regulatory public health functions: immunizations for children and adults (with stated focus on the underserved), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition and breastfeeding program, Family Case Management, communicable disease surveillance and tuberculosis screening, environmental health inspections (private sewage systems, private water sources, tanning bed regulation, nuisance control), food sanitation inspections and food handler training, emergency preparedness and Medical Reserve Corps coordination, vital records (birth and death certificates), and Smoke Free Illinois Act compliance checks on county businesses. Technology stack is described as standard public health information systems, including the immunization registry, WIC program management, and environmental health inspection records — with no proprietary software, AI systems, or differentiated technology assets disclosed.

The business model is government appropriations rather than commercial revenue. Funding flows primarily from Illinois Department of Public Health grants, county tax revenues, and federal pass-through programs for WIC, immunizations, and tobacco prevention, augmented by small unit fees for vital records certificates. The go-to-market is direct community service delivery through walk-in and scheduled clinic visits, home visits for WIC and family case management, and on-site regulatory inspections of food establishments. There are no external customers, no investor base, and no commercial pricing beyond per-unit certificate fees; the constituent base is the geographic population of Hamilton County and the regulated businesses operating within it.

Name

The Hamilton County Health Department

Legal name

Hamilton County Health Department

Website

https://hchdil.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hamilton County Health Department is a county-government public health agency in McLeansboro, Illinois, delivering immunizations, WIC, disease surveillance, environmental inspections, and vital records services to Hamilton County residents and businesses under Illinois Department of Public Health oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK), Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Communicable disease control
• Immunizations services
• Environmental health inspections
• WIC nutrition program

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcleansboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primarily funded through Illinois Department of Public Health grants, county tax revenues, and federal programs including WIC, immunizations, and tobacco prevention grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Hamilton County Health Department delivers direct public health services to Hamilton County, Illinois residents, including immunizations, WIC nutrition support, family case management, communicable disease and TB screening, and vital records (birth/death certificates). It also performs regulatory environmental health functions such as food sanitation inspections, private sewage and water system oversight, tanning bed regulation, and Smoke Free Illinois Act compliance checks for local businesses.

Product overview

The Hamilton County Health Department is a single-location county health department serving McLeansboro, Illinois that provides direct public health services to the community rather than a software product platform. The department offers a portfolio of clinical and regulatory services including: Birth and Death Certificates, Communicable Disease/TB Services, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Services, Family and Children Services (including WIC), Food Sanitation Program, Immunizations, and Smoke Free Illinois compliance enforcement. These services are delivered through direct patient care, inspections, community education, and regulatory compliance activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Birth and Death Certificates Provides birth and death certificates to community members, including issuance and vital records services.
• Communicable Disease/TB Services Manages communicable disease surveillance and tuberculosis screening, treatment, and prevention services for Hamilton County residents.
• Emergency Preparedness Prepares the community for public health emergencies and disasters through planning, training, and coordination with emergency response agencies.
• Environmental Services Protects public health through inspection and licensing of food service establishments, private sewage systems, and private water sources.
• Family and Children Services (WIC) Provides case management, nutritional support, breastfeeding support, and health services for women, infants, and children through the WIC program and Family Case Management.
• Food Sanitation Program Protects citizens from foodborne diseases through routine unannounced inspections, complaint investigations, and food handler training for food service establishments.
• Immunizations Provides immunizations for children and adults, with focus on individuals underserved by the private healthcare system.
• Smoke Free Illinois Conducts compliance checks for the Smoke Free Illinois Act, investigating violations and providing no-smoking signage for county businesses.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Illinois Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department providing funding, guidelines, and programmatic oversight for county public health initiatives including immunizations, WIC, communicable disease reporting, and environmental health.
• Illinois Tobacco Free CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState grant program funding smoke free Illinois Act compliance activities and enforcement in Hamilton County businesses.
• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food safety guidelines, FDA Food Code standards, temperature requirements, and regulatory framework for county food sanitation inspections and food handler certifications.
• Frontier Community CollegeminorOthersProvides Food Sanitation course information for Illinois Food Manager Certification as an approved training provider.
• Corporate Training CenterminorOthersIllinois Food Sanitation training provider offering manager certification courses required for food service establishment compliance.
• ServSafeminorOthersNational food safety certification program approved by Illinois for food service manager certification requirements.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH): State-level public health authority that funds, oversees, and sets programmatic guidelines for all Illinois county health departments including HCHD. Broad incumbent — overlapping mandate on disease surveillance, immunizations, and environmental health but at the state scale.

Direct peers

• Wayne County Health Department (Illinois): Adjacent rural Illinois county health department providing WIC, immunizations, family case management, and environmental health. Directly comparable small rural county model with identical funding sources and service mix.
• Gallatin County Health Department (Illinois): Small neighboring southern Illinois county health department serving a similarly rural population with the same IDPH-funded public health service portfolio. Highly comparable scale and structure.
• Saline County Health Department (Illinois): Neighboring southern Illinois county health department operating the same IDPH-aligned public health service stack for a similarly small rural population. Highly comparable in scope, scale, and revenue model.
• Hardin County Health Department (Illinois): Neighboring small rural Illinois county health department operating under the same state framework with WIC, immunizations, environmental, and emergency preparedness services. Directly comparable peer by geography and service mix.
• Franklin County Health Department (Illinois): Adjacent southern Illinois county health department with a comparable small-staff model delivering immunizations, WIC, environmental health, and food sanitation under IDPH oversight. Most directly comparable to HCHD by geography, scope, and funding structure.
• Jefferson County Health Department (Illinois): Neighboring southern Illinois county health department offering the same portfolio of public health services (WIC, immunizations, environmental inspections, vital records) under the same Illinois state framework.
• White County Health Department (Illinois): Adjacent rural Illinois county health department delivering equivalent services — immunizations, WIC, environmental health, food sanitation. Same regulatory framework and small-staff structure.

Regional players

• Egyptian Health Department: Multi-county public health organization serving several southern Illinois counties including nearby Saline and Gallatin. Comparable service portfolio and funding model, but operates across multiple counties rather than as a single-county department.
• Southern Seven Health Department: Multi-county public health department serving the southernmost Illinois counties. Comparable service stack (WIC, immunizations, environmental health, emergency preparedness) but with a regional, multi-county footprint rather than single-jurisdiction model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hamiltoncountyilhealthdept
• Xx.com/hamiltonhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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