Johnson County Health Department

What Johnson County Health Department does

Johnson County Health Department (JCHD) is a county-level public health agency headquartered at 630 James Trimble Blvd., Paintsville, Kentucky, operating under the Kentucky Department for Public Health. It delivers a portfolio of preventive clinical, environmental, home-based, and educational services to Johnson County residents, with the Johnson-Magoffin Home Health Agency extending in-home nursing, therapy, and aide services into neighboring Magoffin County. Core service lines include a clinic offering well-child exams, immunizations, STD/HIV/TB testing and treatment, and health screenings; environmental services covering food service, septic, pool, school, hotel, and tattoo studio inspections plus rabies control; the WIC supplemental nutrition program for income-eligible women, infants, and children; the HANDS home visitation program supporting pregnancy and early childhood; the CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program; Freedom From Smoking cessation classes; vital statistics (birth and death certificates); and child safety programming.

JCHD is government-funded and operates without a commercial revenue model: Diabetes Prevention, Freedom From Smoking, and many clinic-based services are offered free or at no cost to eligible residents, while Home Health services are billable to Medicaid and Medicare, and WIC eligibility is means-tested at 185% of the federal poverty level. The organization employs 11–50 staff including nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, environmental specialists, health educators, lifestyle coaches, family support workers, and administrative personnel, led by Public Health Director Julie Bush. Go-to-market is community-based rather than commercial: outreach is conducted via Facebook and Twitter, civic presentations, health fairs, worksite screenings, and school-based classroom education, with service demand generated through a Community Health Needs Assessment survey.

The underlying operating model is a traditional public-sector service delivery platform with no disclosed proprietary technology stack beyond a WordPress website and SurveyMonkey-based community survey; no AI/ML capabilities, apps, APIs, or commercial integrations are present. JCHD's differentiation rests entirely on its government-delegated regulatory authority over environmental health enforcement, its monopoly position as the sole public health provider in Johnson County, and its long-standing cross-county Home Health franchise operating since 1975.

Name

Johnson County Health Department

Legal name

Johnson County Health Department

Website

https://johnsoncohealthdept.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Johnson County Health Department is a Kentucky county-level public health agency that delivers preventive clinical, environmental inspection, home health, WIC nutrition, HANDS family support, diabetes prevention, and smoking cessation services to residents of Johnson and Magoffin Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

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), Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Clinic preventive care
• Home health care
• Environmental health inspections
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyustendil

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Johnson County Health Department provides preventive and public health services to residents of Johnson and Magoffin counties in Kentucky. Its offering spans clinic-based preventive care (immunizations, STD/HIV testing, well-child exams, TB testing, Hepatitis C testing), home health care (skilled nursing and therapy), the HANDS home visitation family support program, WIC nutrition assistance, environmental health inspections and enforcement, vital statistics records, and the CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program.

Product overview

Johnson County Health Department offers a comprehensive range of public health services through multiple interconnected programs. The department provides clinical services including immunizations, STD/HIV testing, and well-child exams; home health care through Johnson-Magoffin Home Health Agency; nutrition programs via WIC; and family support through the HANDS program. Health education initiatives include the Diabetes Prevention Program (with CDC Full Recognition), Freedom From Smoking cessation classes, and general health education outreach. Environmental Services handles inspections for food safety, septic systems, and community facilities. The department also offers vital statistics services and child safety programs. These services operate from a central location in Paintsville, KY, with staff including nurses, health educators, environmental specialists, and administrative personnel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Health Services In-home skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and home health aide services for residents of Johnson and Magoffin counties, including Medicaid and Medicare-covered services, delivered through the Johnson-Magoffin Home Health Agency.
• Clinic Services Well-child exams, limited family planning, immunizations, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing and counseling, TB testing and treatment, Hepatitis C testing, and health screenings delivered at the main clinic in Paintsville, KY.
• WIC Program Special supplemental nutrition program for low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children under age five, providing nutritious foods, healthy eating information, healthcare referrals, and breastfeeding support. Eligibility is based on family income below 185% of federal poverty level, with automatic eligibility for SNAP, Medicaid, or TANF recipients.
• HANDS Program Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) program supporting families throughout pregnancy and the first two years of a baby's life through home visitation by nurses, family support workers, and HANDS specialists, with parenting education and resource referrals.
• Health Education Community health education programs covering dental health, nutrition, physical activity, diabetes, tobacco cessation, and hygiene, delivered through health fairs, worksite screenings, civic club and school presentations, and classroom education in daycares and schools.
• Diabetes Prevention Program CDC Full Recognition year-long program for pre-diabetic individuals (A1C 5.7-6.4), those with family history of Type 2 diabetes, or gestational diabetes history, focusing on healthy eating, physical activity, stress reduction, sleep improvement, and 5-7% body weight loss to deter Type 2 diabetes.
• Environmental Services Inspection and enforcement services for food service facilities, swimming pools, schools, hotels, mobile home parks, septic systems, tattoo studios, and rabies control, conducted under state environmental health authority.
• Freedom From Smoking Seven-week, eight-session group smoking cessation program developed by the American Lung Association, with Nicotine Replacement Therapy patches provided at reduced cost; sessions can also be scheduled on an individual basis.
• Vital Statistics Birth and death certificate services and paternity affidavits provided through the Local Registrar housed at the Johnson County Health Department.
• Child Safety Program Child safety education and resources covering battery safety, concussion signs, vaccination information, and protection resources for children.
• Gentle Chair Yoga Chair yoga program increasing flexibility, strengthening muscles, improving balance and coordination, reducing stress and pain, improving sleep, and promoting minimal weight loss.
• Quit Now Kentucky Free telephone and online smoking cessation resource available to Kentucky residents, with website and telephone counseling components.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Peers

• Wedco District Health Department (Kentucky):

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership and advocacy organization for the ~3,000 U.S. local health departments including JCHD. Comparable not as a direct competitor but as the ecosystem/peer umbrella organization representing JCHD's peer group at a national level.

Direct peers

• Gateway District Health Department (Kentucky): Kentucky district health department serving Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, and Morgan counties. Comparable rural Appalachian-area local health department with similar clinical, environmental, and maternal-child programming.
• Christian County Health Department (Kentucky): Rural Kentucky county health department offering clinic services, WIC, HANDS, environmental services, and health education. Closest size and demographic peer to JCHD within Kentucky.
• Lake Cumberland District Health Department: Kentucky multi-county district health department providing clinic services, home health, WIC, HANDS, and environmental services across a rural Appalachian-adjacent service area. Direct functional peer in service mix and rural geography.
• Northern Kentucky Health Department: Multi-county Kentucky independent district health department serving Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties. Comparable as a Kentucky public health agency with environmental, clinical, and home-visiting programs, though larger and more urban.
• Lexington-Fayette County Health Department: Another Kentucky county-level public health agency providing clinical, environmental, and community health services. Most directly comparable peer as a same-state local health department with a similar service mix (immunizations, restaurant inspections, health education).

Regional players

• Pennyrile District Health Department: Kentucky district health department serving a different western-Kentucky region. Comparable as a multi-county Kentucky local health agency but operates in a distinct geographic and demographic market.
• Montgomery County Health Department (Tennessee): Tennessee county health department offering clinical, environmental, WIC, and home-visiting services in a mid-size rural/small-metro area. Comparable as a small-metro/rural Southeast local health agency with similar service mix but different state oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness: Kentucky's largest local public health agency. Operates a similar portfolio of clinical, environmental, and harm-reduction services but at much greater scale in an urban setting; useful as a reference point for the upper bound of the same service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JohnsonCoHD
• Facebookfacebook.com/Johnson-County-Health-Dept-113083525377851
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johnson-county-health-dept

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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