What Applied Epi does

Applied Epi is a Maryland-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to improve public health practice worldwide, with a stated emphasis on low-resource settings. The organization provides training, tools, and support for frontline public health workers, and its primary user base consists of practicing epidemiologists and the public health agencies that employ them. As of the latest disclosed data, Applied Epi operates with a team of approximately 80 R-programming specialists who have direct experience fighting outbreaks and building public health data systems.

Applied Epi's core product portfolio is built on domain-specialized R programming resources for epidemiology. The Epi R Handbook is the organization's flagship free resource — a comprehensive practical guide for R code in outbreak and disease analysis. It is complemented by an Interactive R Tutorials library, a multilingual Case Study Repository (available in English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish) that walks users through real-life epidemiological scenarios, and a Technical Support Desk providing expert assistance. Live instructor-led courses in R and epidemiology are offered as both public cohort sessions and private engagements for agencies, and a scholarships program extends access to lower-resource practitioners. Content is published under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, and distribution is global.

Applied Epi's business model is a hybrid of professional services and freemium content distribution. Free resources (handbook, tutorials, case studies) drive top-of-funnel awareness and community growth — over 1 million people use these free resources. Earned revenue is generated through paid live training courses delivered publicly and privately to over 500 agencies. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization likely supplements earned training revenue with grants and donations, though no funding data is disclosed. Go-to-market is event-driven (course delivery) and community-driven (case studies, tutorials, social channels, GitHub), with formal sales motion into public health agencies alongside self-serve access for individual practitioners.

Name

Applied Epi

Legal name

Applied Epi

Website

https://appliedepi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Applied Epi is a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free R-programming tools, interactive case studies, and live training courses for frontline epidemiologists and the public health agencies that employ them, with a stated focus on low-resource settings worldwide.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Live courses in R or epidemiology offered as public courses and private courses for agencies. Revenue generated through course fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Applied Epi is a nonprofit organization that provides live training courses (public and private) in R programming and epidemiology for public health agencies and frontline epidemiologists. It also distributes free practical resources—The Epi R Handbook, Interactive R Tutorials, and a Case Study Repository—and offers expert technical support through a Support Desk to build public health data and outbreak response capacity, especially in low-resource settings.

Product overview

Applied Epi is a nonprofit organization that provides a portfolio of free and training-based products and services for epidemiologists and public health professionals. The core offerings include The Epi R Handbook (a widely-used free resource with R code for outbreak analysis and epidemiology), the Case Study Repository (interactive learning scenarios), Interactive R Tutorials, and Live R and Epidemiology Courses (instructor-led training available publicly or privately). The organization also provides a community platform, technical support services, and scholarships to support public health capacity building worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epi R Handbook: A practical guide for epidemiologists, available free of charge
• Case Study Repository

Products and services

• The Epi R Handbook A comprehensive, free online handbook providing R code and guidance for epidemiology, disease outbreak analysis, and public health data science. Built for frontline epidemiologists, especially in low-resource settings.
• Case Study Repository An interactive platform offering case-based learning scenarios with tasks and questions for epidemiology skill development across various topics and disease areas, available in multiple languages.
• Live R and Epidemiology Courses Live instructor-led training courses in R programming and epidemiology, available as public scheduled sessions or private customized engagements for agencies and organizations.
• Interactive R Tutorials Free interactive tutorials for learning R programming with a focus on epidemiological applications and public health data analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million people reached through free resources
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Governance and Partners Pages ReferencedunclearOthersThe organization has a Governance page and a Partners page referenced in the navigation, but specific partner names and details are not provided in the source content.

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Large online education platform offering epidemiology, public health, and data science courses from top universities. Indirectly comparable as an alternative channel for public health upskilling, though lacks Applied Epi's specialized R focus and community.
• CDC TRAIN: U.S. federal learning platform for public health professionals, offering free training across many topics. Overlaps with Applied Epi on training public health staff but is government-run and far broader in scope, with no R/epidemiology specialization.
• DataCamp: Commercial online learning platform for data science, including R and Python curricula. Competes for the same upskilling audience as Applied Epi's tutorials but targets a much broader data science learner market with freemium subscription pricing.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH): Top-ranked academic institution delivering epidemiology and public health training, including online certificates. Geographic peer (Baltimore-based) and overlapping audience, but a degree-granting institution with very different scale and credentialing.

Emerging players

• Data.org: Nonprofit capacity builder for data science skills in the social sector, including public health. Closely comparable mission (data skills for social impact) and target audience, though broader across sectors and not specifically R or epidemiology-focused.

Direct peers

• Posit (formerly RStudio): Commercial sponsor of the R ecosystem and provider of R training, certification, and tooling. Overlaps with Applied Epi's R training mission but is a for-profit software company with broader enterprise reach and productized certifications.
• TEPHINET (Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network): Global network of field epidemiology training programs serving ministries of health and public health agencies. Most direct comparable in mission — building epidemiologist capacity worldwide — though structured as accredited training programs rather than R-focused education.
• The Carpentries: Community-driven nonprofit teaching foundational data and coding skills, including R and Python, to researchers globally. Highly comparable mission (grassroots training) and audience (researchers/scientists), though broader than Applied Epi's epidemiology focus.

Regional players

• ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control): EU agency coordinating public health training and capacity building across member states. Comparable in mission (epidemiology training and support) but operates regionally in Europe and as a regulatory-coordinating body, not a training provider.

Others

• EIS (CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service): Premier CDC fellowship program training field epidemiologists for outbreak response. Overlaps with Applied Epi's mission of building epidemiologist capacity, but operates as a competitive government fellowship with no open-access training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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