Pike County Health Department

What Pike County Health Department does

Pike County Health Department is the official county-government public health agency for Pike County, Kentucky, with administrative roots reaching back to 1896 and formal departmental organization in 1927. The department is headquartered in Pikeville and operates a satellite clinic in Belfry, providing county-wide access to a broad portfolio of clinical, preventive, environmental, and supportive services. Programs include the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); childhood and adult immunizations; family planning; STD/HIV and tuberculosis testing and counseling; cancer screening; the Bright Smiles preventive dental program delivered in elementary schools; HANDS home visitation for at-risk families; a syringe exchange harm-reduction program; environmental health services including restaurant and food-service inspections; and vital statistics (birth and death records).

The department's technology footprint is conventional for a local public health agency: PHAB-accredited since March 17, 2020, it runs standard clinical and program-management workflows, bills Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance for clinical services, and operates the in-school Bright Smiles service-delivery model as a physical-distribution channel rather than a software platform. There is no disclosed proprietary technology platform, data product, or AI/ML system in the input data.

As a unit of local government, the department's revenue model is not commercial but budgetary: it is funded through a mix of Pike County local tax appropriations, state and federal grants (Title V, Title X, immunization, MCH, HIV/STI, and similar), Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for clinical services, and private-insurance billings. Leadership rests with Public Health Director Tammy Riley, in role since October 2019, supported by a multidisciplinary staff of public-health nurses, sanitarians, dental hygienists, home visitors, and administrative personnel.

Name

Pike County Health Department

Legal name

Pike County Health Department

Website

https://pikecountyhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pike County Health Department is the county-government public health agency for Pike County, Kentucky, delivering clinical, preventive, dental, environmental, home-visit, and vital-records services to county residents from offices in Pikeville and Belfry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL), Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Clinical preventive care
• Maternal child health
• Environmental health inspection
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pikeville

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary revenue from local tax revenues, state and federal grants through Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and other direct grants.
2. Healthcare Reimbursement: Revenue from Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance billing for clinical services.
3. WIC Program: Federal nutrition program providing food assistance and health support to women, infants, and children.
4. Sliding Scale Fees: Services provided at nominal fees based on income and household size for uninsured or underinsured patients.
5. Service Fees: Specific service fees such as TB skin test ($20), CDL physicals, and various screening services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pike County Health Department is a county-level public health agency providing comprehensive preventive health services to Pike County, Kentucky residents. Core offerings include clinical services (immunizations, family planning, STD/HIV testing, TB screening, women's cancer screening), maternal and child health programs (WIC, HANDS home visitation, breastfeeding support), environmental health inspections (restaurants, swimming pools, on-site sewage, food safety), school health programs (Bright Smiles dental, school nursing), emergency preparedness, communicable disease surveillance, syringe exchange, vital statistics, and health education.

Product overview

Pike County Health Department operates as a unified public health services organization providing comprehensive community health services rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. The department offers a broad portfolio of clinical services including immunizations, family planning, WIC nutrition programs, breastfeeding support, STD/HIV testing, tuberculosis monitoring, women's cancer screening, and diabetes prevention. School health services encompass the Bright Smiles dental program and partnership with Pikeville Independent schools. The HANDS program provides home visitation for new parents. Environmental health services include food safety inspections, restaurant inspections, swimming pool safety, and sewage system oversight. Additional programs address tobacco cessation, syringe exchange, emergency preparedness, vital statistics, child passenger safety, and communicable disease surveillance. All services are designed to safeguard community health through preventive care, education, and regulatory enforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Services
• Immunizations
• Family Planning
• WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
• Breastfeeding Support
• STD/HIV Testing
• Tuberculosis Program
• Women's Cancer Screening
• Bright Smiles School Dental Program
• School Health Services
• HANDS Home Visitation Program
• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Tobacco Cessation
• Environmental Health Inspections
• Restaurant Inspections
• Food Safety Certification
• Communicable Disease Investigation
• Syringe Exchange Program
• Emergency Preparedness
• Vital Statistics
• Child Passenger Safety Technician Program
• CDL Physicals
• Community Education Programs
• Community Resources
• Swimming Pool Safety Inspections
• Child Fatality Review

Quantifiable outcome

• Families participating in H.A.N.D.S. experience fewer premature infants, fewer low birth weight babies, and fewer developmental delays compared to non-participating families
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing oversight, funding, and regulatory guidance for public health programs including WIC, communicable disease reporting, vital statistics, and health department operations. CHFS divisions include Department for Public Health and Department for Medicaid Services.
• Pikeville Independent Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide preventive health services to students at Pikeville Elementary and Pikeville High School. Services include nursing care per Kentucky Department of Public Health guidelines, health screenings, chronic disease case management, and dental services.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal health agency providing guidelines, outbreak information, immunization schedules, and public health emergency preparedness funding. Health department follows CDC guidance for restaurant inspections, swimming pool safety, tuberculosis, and communicable disease control.
• Child Passenger Safety Program PartnersminorOthersMonthly community events for car seat installations and inspections at Pikeville and Belfry locations. Appointments available by phone and email.
• Kentucky Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department providing Core Clinical Service Guide guidelines, public health emergency preparedness funding through CDC, and oversight of local health department programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership organization representing roughly 3,000 local health departments including Pike County Health Department. Relevant as the ecosystem/association body through which PCHD accesses national accreditation support, training, and advocacy.

Direct peers

• Mountain Comprehensive Care Center: Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) based in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, providing primary care, behavioral health, and substance use services across eastern Kentucky. Overlaps directly with PCHD in clinical, harm reduction, and family services within Pike-adjacent counties.
• Kentucky River District Health Department: Multi-county district health department serving Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe counties in eastern Kentucky. Delivers the same menu of WIC, HANDS, clinical, environmental health, and harm reduction services to an Appalachian population that closely mirrors Pike County.
• Whitley County Health Department: County health department serving Whitley County, Kentucky. Closely comparable to Pike County Health Department in scope (clinical, environmental, WIC, HANDS), rural southeastern Kentucky geography, and funding model.
• Big Sandy District Health Department: District health department serving Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, and Pike County-adjacent counties in eastern Kentucky. Comparable as a Kentucky district health department operating in the same Appalachian region with similar WIC, HANDS, clinical, and environmental health programming.
• Northern Kentucky Health Department: District health department serving Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties in northern Kentucky. Comparable in being a Kentucky local health department operating the full menu of WIC, clinical, environmental health, and preparedness programs under CHFS oversight.
• Jefferson County Health Department (Louisville Metro): County-equivalent (Louisville Metro) public health department in Kentucky delivering the same core public health programs (WIC, immunizations, family planning, restaurant inspections, harm reduction). Directly comparable as a Kentucky county health department operating under the same CHFS oversight.
• Fayette County Health Department (Lexington-Fayette): County-level health department serving Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky. Operates a similar portfolio of clinical, environmental, WIC, and HANDS programs under the same Kentucky public health framework, and is comparable in mandate, funding mix, and reporting structure to Pike County Health Department.
• Laurel County Health Department: County health department serving Laurel County, Kentucky. Provides directly comparable public health services (WIC, family planning, immunizations, restaurant inspections, HANDS) under the same state framework, in a similarly rural Kentucky county.

Broad incumbents

• Kentucky Department for Public Health: State-level public health agency that oversees, funds, and sets guidance for all Kentucky local health departments including PCHD. While not a direct competitor, it sets the operational framework, contracts, and program scope within which PCHD operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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