Butler County General Health District

What Butler County General Health District does

Butler County General Health District (BCGHD) is a PHAB-accredited county government public health agency founded in 1920 and headquartered at 301 South Third Street in Hamilton, Ohio. It serves the unincorporated areas and most municipalities of Butler County (excluding the cities of Hamilton and Middletown, which maintain separate city health departments). BCGHD delivers a broad portfolio of public health services organized around two core divisions: Environmental Health (food service inspections and licensing, plumbing permits, household sewage treatment systems, private water systems, pool/spa inspections, tattoo/body art oversight, rabies control, and nuisance complaint response) and Community Health Services (immunizations including the Vaccines for Children program, TB testing, communicable disease investigation and epidemiology, maternal and infant health programs, a harm reduction syringe service program, HIV/Hepatitis C testing, birth and death certificates, public health preparedness, and the Complex Medical Help program for individuals with special health care needs).

The organization operates with approximately 21 employees and is governed by an eight-member Board of Health under the leadership of Health Commissioner Erik Balster (MPH, REHS, RS) and Medical Director Michael Prokopius (MD). BCGHD's revenue model is a hybrid of government appropriations (local, state, and federal pass-through grants funding the majority of operations) and small transactional fees for specific services (e.g., $25 per certified birth/death certificate, $15 per TB test, variable environmental health and plumbing permit fees reviewed annually by the Board of Health). Services are delivered primarily direct-to-consumer through walk-in availability at the Hamilton office Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, scheduled vaccine and clinic hours, and off-site syringe service program locations in Fairfield and Oxford. BCGHD has expanded its service footprint and partner ecosystem notably in harm reduction, partnering with Mercy Hospital Fairfield, the Cities of Fairfield and Oxford, Butler County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services, Caracole, Primary Health Solutions, and Centerpoint Health. Technology footprint is limited to standard government tools including a Tableau-based overdose/harm reduction dashboard, the Accela Citizen Access inspection portal, and the ClearImpact CHIP performance scorecard. The agency is governed by Ohio Revised Code as a general health district and is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio, not a private or investor-backed entity.

Name

Butler County General Health District

Legal name

Butler County General Health District

Website

https://health.bcohio.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Butler County General Health District is a PHAB-accredited county government public health agency in Hamilton, Ohio, serving unincorporated Butler County with environmental health services (permits, inspections), community health programs (vaccines, disease investigation, harm reduction), vital records, and maternal/infant health services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK), Local/County Public Health Laboratories (HLAJAIAC), Environmental Health Inspections & Code Enforcement (Housing/Sanitation/Vector Control) (HLAJAFAJ), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Environmental health inspections
• Immunization services
• Vital records issuance
• Harm reduction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamilton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Vital Records Fees: Revenue from issuing certified copies of birth and death certificates at $25.00 per certificate. Additional $7.00 processing fee for online orders through vitalchek.com.
2. Environmental Health Permits and Fees: Fees for plumbing permits, septic system permits, food service licenses, pool/spa inspections, and other environmental health services as per approved fee schedules.
3. Clinical Services Fees: Fees for clinical services including vaccine administration, TB testing ($15.00 cash pay), and other clinical services. Children's vaccines available at low cost through Vaccines for Children program.
4. Government Funding: Public health department funded through a combination of local, state, and potentially federal government appropriations and grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Butler County General Health District is a PHAB-accredited county government public health agency that delivers environmental health services (food service inspections, plumbing permits, sewage and private water system oversight, pool/spa inspections, rabies control) and community health services (immunizations, TB and HIV/Hepatitis C testing, communicable disease investigation, maternal and infant health programs, harm reduction syringe services, public health preparedness, and vital records issuance) to Butler County, Ohio residents and regulated businesses.

Product overview

Butler County General Health District is a public health department providing a broad portfolio of community health and environmental health services. The organization operates as a single integrated service offering without a multi-module software product structure. Core service areas include Environmental Health (food inspections, plumbing permits, rabies control, sewage treatment systems), Community Health Services (vaccine clinics, HIV/Hepatitis C testing, communicable disease investigation, maternal/infant health programs, harm reduction/syringe services), Public Health Preparedness, Birth and Death Certificates, and Complex Medical Help programs. These services are delivered through direct service delivery, partnerships with healthcare providers, and web-based access to public records and health data dashboards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Health Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mercy Hospital - FairfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on syringe service program (SSP) operations. Mercy Hospital Fairfield partners with BCGHD to provide harm reduction services at the Fairfield SSP location at 3000 Mack Road, offering bloodborne disease prevention and connection to treatment services.
• City of FairfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership supporting SSP operations at Fairfield location. The City of Fairfield collaborates with BCGHD to host harm reduction services in the community.
• City of OxfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership supporting SSP operations at Oxford location. The City of Oxford partners with BCGHD to provide syringe service program services at 12 West Church Street.
• Butler County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-level mental health and addiction services agency collaborating on harm reduction and overdose prevention efforts. Supports syringe service program referrals and connects individuals to treatment services.
• CaracolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaracole's prevention program provides free, anonymous or confidential HIV testing at BCGHD location. Testing is available 2nd Friday of every month 11am-4pm at 301 South Third Street. Results in one minute via finger prick test.
• Primary Health SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center providing childhood vaccine services at locations in Hamilton, Fairfield, and Middletown as an alternative location for Butler County residents to access immunizations.
• Centerpoint HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center in Middletown providing childhood vaccine services as an alternative vaccination location for Butler County residents.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Hamilton City Health Department: City-level health department co-located in Hamilton, Ohio; operates alongside BCGHD as the city-level counterpart that excludes a portion of Butler County from BCGHD's direct service area.
• Middletown City Health Department: City-level health department operating within Butler County; runs parallel services to BCGHD for Middletown residents and is a direct operational counterpart given BCGHD's geographic exclusion.

Direct peers

• Hamilton County Public Health: Ohio county-level public health department serving the county surrounding Cincinnati with comparable environmental health, communicable disease, and clinical services. Most direct operational analog to BCGHD in scale and scope.
• Clermont County Public Health: Adjacent Ohio county health district offering the same mix of environmental health inspections, immunizations, vital records, and harm reduction services to a similarly suburban-rural population.
• Montgomery County Public Health: Southwestern Ohio county health department with a larger but comparable operational scope including clinical services, environmental health, and harm reduction programs.
• Franklin County Public Health: Central Ohio county health department providing the same core functions (immunizations, food and environmental inspections, vital records, communicable disease) on a larger scale, providing a useful scaled-up comparator.
• Warren County Health District: Ohio county health district serving Warren County with environmental health, community health, and vital records services. Geographically next to Butler County and overlapping in service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Summit County Public Health: Mid-sized Ohio county health department with a comparable service mix including environmental health, clinical services, and harm reduction; provides a benchmark for a slightly larger suburban-rural county.
• Cuyahoga County Board of Health: Large Ohio county board of health offering a broader and more urbanized portfolio of public health services; useful as a scaled and more mature peer for benchmarking.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Industry and advocacy association representing local health departments including BCGHD's peers; not a competitor but the primary membership body, policy voice, and training/certification provider for the segment BCGHD operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@queensvillagebutlercounty?si=GPkOEPmEtJadWirS
• Facebookfacebook.com/ButlerCountyGeneralHealthDistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/butler-county-general-health-district

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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