Tennessee Department of Health

What Tennessee Department of Health does

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), established in 1879 and headquartered at 710 James Robertson Parkway in Nashville, is a state government executive-branch agency whose mission is to protect, promote, and improve the health and prosperity of Tennessee residents. It operates county and regional health department offices across all 95 counties in the state's three grand divisions (Eastern, Middle, Western Tennessee), serving a statewide population of 6,910,840+. The department is led by Commissioner Dr. John Dunn and operates as part of the broader State of Tennessee government, which employs more than 43,000 people across all agencies.

TDH delivers a comprehensive portfolio of public health services, including TennCare Medicaid, CoverKids, TennCare Kids, the Women Infants & Children (WIC) nutrition program, Children's Special Services, Evidence-Based Home Visiting, vital records (birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates), the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine, the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS), and radon awareness programs. Its core technology infrastructure is anchored by a statewide cloud-native Electronic Health Record (EHR) system deployed through a November 2025 partnership with Juno Health, replacing legacy systems across public health facilities. Additional technology assets include the TennCare Medicaid EHR Provider Incentive Payment Program and the eHealth Information Exchange for statewide interoperability. The department also operates the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission as a regulatory subsidiary.

Revenue is generated entirely through government appropriations: state tax revenue and federal grants. Services are provided as public goods to Tennessee residents, with limited regulatory fees for specific items such as vital records and health facility licensing. Distribution occurs through local health department offices (in-person), the TN.gov digital portal (self-serve), mobile health units, and a contracted network of TennCare managed care organizations and healthcare providers. The department operates no consumer-facing app, has no external funding rounds or investors, and is wholly owned by the State of Tennessee.

Name

Tennessee Department of Health

Legal name

Tennessee Department of Health

Website

https://tn.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Tennessee Department of Health is a state government agency that provides public health services — including TennCare Medicaid, WIC, immunizations, vital records, and population health monitoring — to all 6.9 million Tennessee residents across 95 counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Disease prevention programs
• Vital records services
• Medicaid health coverage
• Maternal child health

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Tax Revenue: As a state government department, the Tennessee Department of Health is funded through state tax revenue, federal grants, and government appropriations. Services are provided to Tennessee residents as public goods funded by taxpayers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Tennessee Department of Health delivers statewide public health services to Tennessee residents, including TennCare Medicaid coverage, WIC nutrition support for women, infants, and children, vital records (birth and death certificates), immunizations, the Tobacco QuitLine, Children's Special Services, and communicable disease prevention. Services are administered through local county health departments and centralized state programs, supported by federal and state funding.

Product overview

The Tennessee Department of Health operates a comprehensive public health services platform with multiple interconnected programs and services. The core technology infrastructure includes a statewide cloud-native Electronic Health Record (EHR) system provided through partnership with Juno Health, the TennCare Medicaid EHR Provider Incentive Payment Program, and an eHealth Information Exchange for statewide health data interoperability. These are complemented by direct public health services including TennCare Medicaid coverage, CoverKids children's health coverage, TennCare Kids, WIC nutrition programs, children's special services, vital records services, tobacco cessation via the Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine, suicide prevention programs, early intervention services, and radon awareness programs. The department also supports behavioral health through partnerships with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TennCare Medicaid

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Juno HealthcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 November 2025Juno Health has been chosen by the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) to provide a statewide, cloud-native electronic health record (EHR) for public health facilities in Tennessee. The new EHR aims to improve clinician satisfaction, streamline workflows, and support public health monitoring and reporting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Georgia Department of Public Health: Operates 159 county health departments with WIC, immunizations, vital records, and chronic disease programs — a direct structural peer to TDH at slightly larger geographic scale.
• California Department of Public Health: State-level public health agency with analogous responsibilities for population health, disease prevention, licensing, and vital records across all California counties. Comparable in scope and statutory authority to TDH, differing mainly by scale.
• Florida Department of Health: Manages county health departments, Medicaid public health functions, WIC, and population health surveillance statewide. Direct functional peer to TDH with analogous county-based delivery model.
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Combined health and human services agency delivering Medicaid, public health, WIC, and behavioral health services across North Carolina counties. Comparable mission surface to TDH, including integrated behavioral health partnerships.
• Ohio Department of Health: Operates local health districts, administers WIC, vital statistics, disease prevention, and health facility regulation across Ohio. Direct functional and structural peer to TDH.
• New York State Department of Health: Operates county-level public health services, Medicaid administration, WIC, vital records, and statewide health IT infrastructure. A direct structural and functional peer to TDH in a different state.
• Virginia Department of Health: Statewide public health agency with local health districts delivering WIC, immunizations, vital records, and environmental health services — closely comparable to TDH in mandate and operating model.
• Pennsylvania Department of Health: State public health agency with county/municipal health department partnerships, WIC, vital records, and Medicaid public health coordination — analogous to TDH's structure and responsibilities.
• Texas Department of State Health Services: State public health agency delivering similar services across Texas counties — immunizations, WIC, chronic disease programs, vital records, and health facility regulation. Closely comparable mandate and delivery model to TDH.

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Federal public health authority that funds and coordinates with state health departments including TDH. Not a direct competitor, but the upstream federal counterpart for disease surveillance, immunizations, and population health programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TNDeptofHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tndeptofhealth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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