DC Department of Health

What DC Department of Health does

DC Health, formally the District of Columbia Department of Health, is the District government's official public health agency. It serves District residents through disease surveillance and control, immunizations, family and school health services, health-facility and professional licensing, vital records, food safety, HIV/AIDS and infectious-disease programs, health equity, and emergency preparedness. Its stated service population includes all residents, with specialized programs for women, infants, children, adolescents, families, people with special healthcare needs, health professionals, and students in public and public charter schools. The agency reports 822 employees and reaches more than 80,000 students through school health services in over 200 schools.

DC Health's digital and operating infrastructure includes the District of Columbia Immunization Information System for vaccination tracking, the DC Health Patient Vaccine Record, and the Docket mobile application for resident access to immunization records. It also operates DC Health Search, an ArcGIS-powered geographic resource locator, and LinkU, a social-determinants-of-health referral platform integrated with school-based health centers. The agency's physical delivery network includes a headquarters and other offices, seven school-based health centers in District high schools, and health suites across more than 200 public and charter schools. The disclosed technology portfolio contains no AI or machine-learning modalities, named proprietary models, or proprietary feature set.

As a government entity, DC Health is funded through public taxation and federal grants rather than direct consumer pricing, disclosed contract revenue, or conventional product sales. It operates under the District of Columbia Government and provides services directly through offices, school-based programs, community programs, its website, email communications, and organic social media. No public pricing model, operating budget, annual revenue, funding total, or headcount trend is disclosed, so the scale of its appropriations cannot be determined directly from the input.

Name

DC Department of Health

Legal name

District of Columbia Department of Health

Website

https://dchealth.dc.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

DC Health is the District of Columbia’s public health agency, providing disease prevention, immunizations, family and school health services, licensing, emergency preparedness, and health-resource access to residents through offices, school centers, and digital tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

National/State/Local Immunization Program Offices (HLAJAHAA), Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Immunization programs
• School health services
• Vital records
• Health professional licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, District of Columbia

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: DC Health is a District of Columbia government agency funded through public taxation and federal grants to provide public health services to residents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DC Department of Health (DC Health) is the official public health agency for the District of Columbia, providing comprehensive public health services to DC residents including disease surveillance and control, immunizations, vital records issuance, healthcare facility licensing, school health services, HIV/AIDS/STD/TB services, food safety oversight, oral health programs, WIC nutrition support, and emergency preparedness. Services are delivered through administrative offices, seven School-Based Health Centers, and digital tools including DC Health Search (GIS locator) and Docket mobile app for immunization record access.

Product overview

DC Department of Health operates as a government health agency providing public health services through a portfolio of interconnected programs and digital tools. The core digital infrastructure includes DC Health Search (GIS-based resource locator powered by ArcGIS), the Immunization Program (with patient vaccine record generation and the Docket mobile app for record access), and School Based Health Centers offering on-site care augmented by the LinkU social determinants referral platform. The agency also administers DC Health Link as the District's insurance marketplace. Services span immunization, school health, family health, oral health, and WIC nutrition programs, with infrastructure connecting to external platforms like ArcGIS for location-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Family Health Bureau: Works to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, adolescents, and families in DC
• HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA)
• Community Health Administration
• Health Systems and Preparedness Administration
• Center for Policy, Planning and Evaluation
• DC Health and Wellness Center

Products and services

• DC Health Patient Vaccine Record

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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Martha's TablecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025DC Health partnered with Instacart and Martha's Table to expand the Grocery Access Pilot Program, extending food benefits to 1,000 additional District families. This collaboration addresses food insecurity and improves access to nutritious food for DC residents.
• InstacartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2025DC Health partnered with Instacart and Martha's Table to expand the Grocery Access Pilot Program, extending food benefits to 1,000 additional District families to address food insecurity.
• Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSSE is a key partner in the School-Based Oral Health Program (SBOHP), working with DC Health to coordinate delivery of dental services at DC public schools and child development centers.
• DC Public Schools (DCPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCPS partners with DC Health's School-Based Oral Health Program to provide preventive dental care including fluoride treatments, dental sealants, and screenings at DC public schools.
• DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHCF collaborates with DC Health on the School-Based Oral Health Program to coordinate dental service delivery and ensure coverage for eligible students.
• DC Health Pharmacy Benefits ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, TB Administration (HAHSTA) runs the Annual Pharmacy Benefits Program providing health insurance and medication assistance to District residents who are uninsured or underinsured.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Maryland Department of Health: State-level public health authority adjacent to DC. Operates immunization registries (including reciprocal data sharing with DC's DOCIIS), licensing, and chronic disease programs that overlap with DC Health's mandate at a regional level.
• Virginia Department of Health: Virginia's state health agency, running district-level health departments that neighbor DC. Comparable in regulatory and program structure but serves a different geography, with overlapping workforce and surveillance coordination.

Direct peers

• Chicago Department of Public Health: Chicago's municipal health agency, providing immunizations, STI/HIV services, school health, and emergency preparedness. Directly comparable to DC Health as a big-city local health department with similar population health challenges.
• Philadelphia Department of Public Health: Philadelphia's local public health authority operating health centers, disease control, and environmental health services. Directly comparable to DC Health in scope, urban-jurisdiction scale, and service mix.
• Boston Public Health Commission: Boston's local public health authority with programs in substance use, infectious disease, school health, and emergency preparedness. Comparable to DC Health as a dense, urban-jurisdiction local health agency.
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: The municipal public health agency for New York City, operating with a comparable mandate across disease control, immunization, vital records, restaurant inspection, and public health clinics. Directly comparable as a large-city local health department serving a dense urban population.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: The local public health authority for LA County, delivering immunizations, disease surveillance, maternal/child health, and clinic-based services at a multi-million-resident scale. Highly comparable to DC Health as a large-jurisdiction local health department with similar programmatic breadth.
• San Francisco Department of Public Health: San Francisco's combined public health authority and operating health system, running clinics, behavioral health, and population health programs. Comparable to DC Health as an urban local health department with integrated service delivery.
• Houston Health Department: Houston's municipal health agency providing immunizations, maternal/child health, WIC, and disease prevention. Directly comparable as a major U.S. city health department with multi-site service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Federal public health agency that funds and sets guidance for DC Health's immunization, surveillance, and emergency preparedness programs. Comparable as a public health authority but at the federal/national scale rather than a local jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_DCHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@DCHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/dchealth.dc.gov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dc-department-of-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/dchealth
• TikToktiktok.com/@dchealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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