Horizon Public Health

What Horizon Public Health does

Horizon Public Health is a local government public health organization serving the residents of Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse counties in west-central Minnesota. Founded circa 2015, it operates as a fully integrated multi-county public health entity, consolidating family health, WIC nutrition assistance, disease prevention and control, public health emergency preparedness, environmental health, licensing and consultation, and services for elderly and disabled individuals under a single governing board. The organization delivers services through five physical offices located in Alexandria (main office at 809 Elm Street Suite 1200), Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Morris, and Wheaton, supplemented by home visiting, community-based programs, and the Hospice of Douglas County program.

Horizon's service portfolio spans seven core program areas plus a hospice division: Children & Families Services (including WIC, Child and Teen Checkups, Family Home Visiting, breastfeeding support, and developmental screenings); Disease Prevention (COVID-19 testing, influenza vaccination, STD and tuberculosis services); Emergency Preparedness (CARE List registry and community planning); Environmental Health (air quality, lead prevention, radon, drinking water); Healthy Lifestyles (alcohol and drug prevention, opioid settlement response, Communities That Care, Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, traffic safety); Licensing and Consultation (cannabis retail registration, food/pool/lodging establishment licensing, tobacco licensing, plan review); and Services for the Elderly and Disabled (assessment, case management, waiver program support). Digital service delivery is enabled through two third-party platforms: the CredibleMind mental health and self-care resource library and an ArcGIS Experience Builder-powered Community Resource Map that helps residents locate services across the five-county footprint.

Horizon operates as a government state entity, funded through county, state, and federal appropriations, grants, and program-related fees. As a designated local public health authority, it holds an exclusive regulatory mandate for licensing, environmental health, and emergency preparedness within its service area. The organization maintains public health accreditation and is governed by a multi-county governing board. Technology partnerships with CredibleMind and Esri (ArcGIS), alongside a service-delivery partnership with Mahube-Otwa Family Health, support its integrated service model. The operating model is fundamentally non-commercial: services are publicly funded and provided to residents without traditional pricing or go-to-market mechanics beyond licensing fees for regulated businesses.

Name

Horizon Public Health

Legal name

Horizon Public Health

Website

https://horizonpublichealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Horizon Public Health is a government-funded, integrated local public health organization delivering family health, disease prevention, environmental health, emergency preparedness, licensing, and elderly/disabled services to residents of five rural Minnesota counties through five office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sentinel Site & Community-Based Surveillance (HLAJANAN), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Health Equity & Social Determinants Program Funding (HLAJALAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Disease prevention programs
• Environmental health monitoring
• Maternal child health
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Public Health Funding: As a local public health organization, Horizon Public Health operates as a government-funded entity serving five counties in Minnesota, providing publicly funded health services to residents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Horizon Public Health is a fully integrated local public health organization that delivers publicly funded public health services to residents across Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse counties in Minnesota. Its core offerings include family health and WIC nutrition services, disease prevention and control (vaccinations, STD and tuberculosis screening), home and community-based services for elderly and disabled individuals, environmental health monitoring, public health emergency preparedness, and licensing and consultation for regulated businesses and facilities.

Product overview

Horizon Public Health is a fully integrated local public health organization providing comprehensive public health services across Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, and Traverse counties in Minnesota. The organization operates as a unified service platform offering multiple interconnected programs organized under core service categories: Children & Families Services (including WIC nutrition program), Disease Prevention (COVID-19, influenza, STDs, tuberculosis), Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Licensing & Consultation, and Services for Elderly & Disabled. Additional offerings include Hospice of Douglas County, an interactive Community Resource Map powered by ArcGIS, and the CredibleMind wellbeing platform. Case Management services support individuals on home and community-based waiver programs. The organization serves residents through five convenient locations in Alexandria, Elbow Lake, Glenwood, Morris, and Wheaton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children & Families Services

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CredibleMindcoreTechnology or IntegrationCredibleMind is a free online mental health platform integrated into Horizon Public Health's services, providing trusted mental health and self-care resources including videos, podcasts, apps, online programs, books, and articles. Available free and confidentially for residents of Douglas, Grant, Stevens, Pope, and Traverse Counties 24/7.
• ArcGIS (Esri)coreTechnology or IntegrationArcGIS platform powers Horizon Public Health's Community Resource Map, an interactive tool designed to help residents quickly locate essential services and support close to home. The map provides access to community resources to support individuals and families during times of need.
• Mahube-Otwa Family HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMahube-Otwa Family Health is referenced as a collaborative partner within Horizon Public Health's Healthy Lifestyles programming, supporting family health initiatives across the service area. Mahube-Otwa Community Partnership is a community action agency serving families in northwestern Minnesota.
• Hospice of Douglas CountycoreOthersHospice of Douglas County operates as a program under Horizon Public Health, providing end-of-life care and hospice services to residents in the service area. Website: hospicedouglascounty.org

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Washington County Public Health & Environment: Minnesota county public health department offering the same core services as Horizon (WIC, family home visiting, environmental health, disease prevention, licensing). Comparable in regulatory framework and accreditation status, though serving a larger suburban population.
• Hospice of the Red River Valley: Regional nonprofit hospice provider serving rural western Minnesota and North Dakota. Directly comparable to Horizon's wholly-owned Hospice of Douglas County subsidiary in scope of end-of-life care services and rural service geography.
• Countryside Public Health: Minnesota multi-county community health services organization serving Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties under the same state CHS framework as Horizon. Directly comparable as a peer multi-county integrated public health district in rural Minnesota.
• Stearns County Public Health: Single-county Minnesota local public health department offering a comparable suite of family health, disease prevention, environmental health, and licensing services. Comparable in service breadth and Minnesota public health regulatory environment, though larger in scale than Horizon.
• Olmsted County Public Health: Accredited Minnesota county public health department serving the Rochester area. Comparable in offering family health, disease prevention, environmental health, and licensing services under the same state public health framework as Horizon.
• Dakota County Public Health: Minnesota county-level public health department delivering family health, WIC, disease prevention, environmental health, and emergency preparedness services. Comparable in functional scope and regulatory framework, though serving a larger metropolitan-adjacent population.
• Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services: Minnesota multi-county CHS entity following the same state community health services governance model. Comparable in structure, scale, and rural Minnesota footprint, delivering family health, WIC, disease prevention, and environmental health services across three counties.
• Quin County Community Health Services: Multi-county Minnesota CHS organization operating under the same community health board framework as Horizon, serving rural northwestern Minnesota counties. Directly comparable in integrated public health delivery model and rural service area characteristics.

Broad incumbents

• Minnesota Department of Health: State-level public health authority that funds, regulates, and contracts with local public health entities including Horizon. Operates the statewide CHS framework, distributes public health grants, and provides technical assistance — a broader incumbent in the same regulatory and funding ecosystem.

Others

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): National accrediting body that awarded Horizon its public health accreditation. Relevant as the standards-setter and ecosystem participant that defines operational benchmarks for accredited local public health departments like Horizon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HorizonPublicHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizon-public-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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