Johnson County

What Johnson County does

Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) is a county government-operated public health agency established in 1975 under Missouri County Health Center Statutes (Chapter 205 RSMo) and governed by an elected Board of Trustees, headquartered at 723 PCA Rd in Warrensburg, Missouri. The organization operates as a multi-purpose community health services provider rather than a technology platform, delivering care through in-person visits, home health calls, walk-in clinics, and community outreach. Its service portfolio spans five core divisions: Home Health (federally certified, state-licensed skilled nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy delivered across Johnson, Lafayette, and Pettis Counties), Public Health (immunizations, communicable disease management, health screenings, STI/TB/lead testing, pregnancy support, and emergency preparedness), WIC (a federally funded nutrition program for women, infants, and children), Environmental Public Health (food establishment inspections, lodging and childcare inspections, onsite wastewater permitting, and food safety training), and Vital Records (certified Missouri birth and death certificates). Supporting programs include Car Seat Safety, CPR/AED/First Aid training, and Safe Cribs.

The business model is a hybrid public-agency funding structure rather than a commercial revenue model. Primary inflows are federal and state public health appropriations (USDA for WIC, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services), insurance billings for home health (Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tri-Care, Humana) and immunizations (via VaxCare), and small transaction fees for ancillary services: vital records ($11–$15 per certificate), CPR/AED training ($35–$105), and Food Safety/ServSafe courses ($10–$86). Donations and convenience fees ($2 flat or 4% above $50) supplement revenue. Go-to-market is direct-to-community: physician and self-referrals, word-of-mouth, the johnsoncountyhealth.org website, the JoCo Helps Facebook page, and community partnerships (H.O.P.E. Coalition, Whiteman AFB, schools, churches). Distribution is via the Warrensburg headquarters plus WIC satellite clinics in Holden, Knob Noster, and Whiteman AFB, with home health delivered across a three-county catchment. Customer segments are broad and diffuse — home health patients, WIC-eligible women/infants/children, general public health users, environmental health permittees, and vital records requesters — with no enterprise anchor accounts.

Name

Johnson County

Legal name

Johnson County Community Health Services

Website

https://johnsoncountyhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Johnson County Community Health Services is a county government-operated public health agency in Warrensburg, Missouri, established in 1975 under Missouri statute, providing home health, public health, WIC nutrition, environmental health, and vital records services across Johnson, Lafayette, and Pettis Counties.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Home health care
• WIC nutrition program
• Environmental health inspections
• Vital records services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrensburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Operated under Missouri County Health Center Statutes (Chapter 205 RSMo) with an elected Board of Trustees. Primary funding from government sources including federal and state public health programs.
2. Healthcare Insurance Billing: Home health services billed to Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare HMO, and private insurance providers including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tri-Care, and Humana. Services covered include nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other home health care.
3. Vital Records Fees: Fees charged for certified copies of birth and death certificates. Birth certificates cost $15.00 per certified copy. Death certificates cost $14.00 for the first copy and $11.00 for each additional copy at the same visit.
4. Service Fees and Co-pays: Various service fees including health screenings, laboratory services, immunization clinics, and food safety training courses. Some fees apply for screenings and lab work with payment required at time of service.
5. Donations: Tax-deductible donations accepted from the public including gifts of cash, memorial gifts, planned giving, and gifts-in-kind to support programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) is a multi-purpose county government-operated public health agency established in 1975 under Missouri County Health Center Statutes (Chapter 205 RSMo). It delivers federally certified home health care (skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy) to residents across Johnson, Lafayette, and Pettis Counties; public health programs including immunizations, communicable disease management, health screenings, and CPR/First Aid training; the federally funded WIC supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children; environmental public health inspections and permitting; and vital records issuance for Missouri birth and death certificates.

Product overview

Johnson County Community Health Services (JCCHS) is a multi-purpose county health agency established in 1975 under Missouri County Health Center Statutes, governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The organization operates as a unified healthcare and public health services platform rather than a technology product company. Its service portfolio consists of five core divisions: Home Health Services (federally certified and state-licensed in-home medical care covering Johnson, Lafayette, and Pettis Counties), Public Health Services (immunizations, disease prevention, health screenings, communicable disease management), WIC Program (federal nutrition program for women, infants, and children), Environmental Public Health (food safety inspections, lodging inspections, childcare inspections, wastewater system oversight), and Vital Records (birth and death certificate issuance). Additional specialized programs include Car Seat Safety, CPR/First Aid Training, Food Safety Training, Pregnancy Testing, STI Testing, Tuberculosis Testing, Lead Testing, Emergency Preparedness, and Childcare Provider Support. JCCHS serves as the local public health authority for Johnson County, Missouri, with its main office located in Warrensburg.

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Products and services

• Home Health Services Federally certified and state-licensed home health care providing skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other in-home medical services to residents of Johnson, Lafayette, and Pettis Counties who are recovering from illness or surgery or managing chronic conditions.
• Public Health Services Comprehensive public health programs promoting community health and well-being, including immunizations, disease prevention, health education, communicable disease management, and health screenings for residents of Johnson County and surrounding areas.
• WIC Program Federally funded supplemental nutrition program providing healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, health care referrals, and family resources to eligible pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, and children under five years of age.
• Environmental Public Health Sanitation and safety inspections of food establishments, childcare facilities, and lodging establishments; oversight of onsite wastewater treatment system construction; and technical assistance for environmental public health concerns in Johnson County.
• Vital Records Issuance of certified copies of Missouri birth certificates ($15.00 per copy for births 1920–present) and Missouri death certificates ($14.00 first copy, $11.00 each additional copy for deaths 1980–present), with same-day printing available in person.
• Car Seat Program

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCCHS operates under Missouri County Health Center Statutes and collaborates with the state health department for public health programs, communicable disease reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Johnson County Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency for emergency preparedness planning. JCCHS participates in comprehensive planning, hands-on training, and practical simulations to prepare for public health emergencies.
• Parkinson's FoundationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal link provided for Parkinson's Foundation resources, suggesting referral partnership for Parkinson's disease patient education and support services.
• VaxCaremoderateTechnology or IntegrationPartnership enables JCCHS to directly bill most major private insurance companies for immunizations through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and adult immunizations.
• American Heart AssociationmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCCHS provides classroom and online CPR/AED and First Aid training through American Heart Association curriculum, offering BLS for Healthcare Providers and Heartsaver certifications.
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of ChildhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCCHS staff conducts health and safety inspections of childcare centers and childcare homes in cooperation with the state office. Also administers Safe Cribs for Missouri program through federal and state funding.
• H.O.P.E. CoalitionmoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWIC satellite clinic location at Community Activity Center (CAC) operated by H.O.P.E. Coalition in Holden, MO. JCCHS provides WIC services at this community partner location.
• Whiteman Air Force BasemoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWIC satellite clinic location at Whiteman AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center (Silver Plate Center) serving military families in the community.
• Missouri County Health Center StatutescoreOthersJCCHS is operated under Missouri County Health Center Statutes (Chapter 205 RSMo) with an elected Board of Trustees, providing the regulatory and governance framework for operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• St. Louis County Department of Public Health: Larger regional public health authority serving a major Missouri metropolitan area with a much broader scope. Comparable statutory role and core service portfolio but operates at significantly larger scale and complexity than JCCHS.
• Amedisys: National home health and hospice operator providing skilled nursing, PT, and OT services across multiple states. Directly comparable on the home health service line JCCHS delivers, but operates at vastly greater scale as a private for-profit entity rather than a county agency.
• LHC Group (Optum): Large national home health provider acquired by Optum, delivering skilled nursing, therapy, and hospice services across rural and suburban markets. Comparable to JCCHS's home health division in service mix and rural focus, but at enterprise scale with proprietary technology infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Jackson County Health Department (Missouri): Larger Missouri county health department offering the same core service portfolio — WIC, home health, immunizations, environmental health, vital records — under the same state statutory framework. A scaled-up comparable with broader resources but analogous operating model.
• Springfield-Greene County Health Department: Mid-sized Missouri county health department operating a similarly broad public health portfolio including WIC, environmental health, and clinical services under state-level governance. Useful reference for scaled operational benchmarks.
• Clay County Public Health Center (Missouri): Missouri public health center providing WIC, home health, immunizations, and clinical services within the same regional regulatory environment. Directly comparable on service mix, statutory governance, and target population.
• Cass County Health Department (Missouri): Peer Missouri county health department operating under the same Chapter 205 RSMo statutory framework with a comparable multi-service model (WIC, home health, public health, environmental health) and similar size/scale to JCCHS. Directly comparable on governance, services, and revenue model.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership and advocacy organization representing local health departments including county entities like JCCHS. Not a direct competitor, but the relevant ecosystem/infrastructure organization for governance, funding advocacy, and operational standards applicable to JCCHS.

Regional players

• Lafayette County Health Department (Missouri): County-level health department operating in an adjacent Missouri county that JCCHS's home health division already serves. Comparable in structure, governance, and service mix (public health, WIC, environmental health), though operating independently rather than within a multi-county framework.
• Pettis County Health Department (Missouri): County health department serving the third Missouri county in JCCHS's home health catchment. Same statutory framework under Chapter 205 RSMo, similar rural Midwestern patient profile, and overlapping service lines including WIC and environmental health inspections.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jocohelps
• Xx.com/johnsco_health
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johnson-county-community-health-services

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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