POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

What POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT does

Pottawatomie County Health Department is a county-level government public health agency operating as part of District 6 - Central Oklahoma under the Oklahoma State Department of Health. It is headquartered at 1904 S. Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, Oklahoma, and serves the resident population of Pottawatomie County through a single physical clinic, community outreach events, and statewide online services.

The department delivers a broad portfolio of public health programs organized across 13+ service lines: life-stage family services (infants/toddlers, school-age, adolescents, women, men, older adults), WIC nutrition support, community health initiatives (substance use, mental health, chronic disease prevention), immunizations, infectious disease surveillance, safety initiatives, family planning, dental health access programs, sexual health and harm reduction, emergency preparedness and response, vital records (birth/death certificates), health data and statistics, and licensing and regulatory inspections (nursing homes, restaurants, medical facilities, jails). It holds Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation, signaling compliance with national public health standards.

Its business model is non-commercial: services are funded through a mix of county, state, and federal appropriations, federal grants (e.g., WIC, immunizations, Ryan White, harm reduction), and modest fees (primarily for vital records). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and most clinical services are provided free or at low cost to residents. Distribution occurs through walk-in/appointment-based clinic visits, mobile community outreach, the OSDH statewide online portal for vital records and appointments, and a Facebook channel for community engagement. The department employs approximately 6 administrative staff including a Regional Administrative Director, District Nursing Manager, Administrative Programs Officer, Business Manager, Community Engagement & Health Planning Manager, Communications Coordinator, Local Emergency Response Coordinator, and Environmental Health and Allied Health coordinators, supported by a five-member Board of Health appointed by the Commissioner of Health, Associate District Judge, and County Commissioner.

Name

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Legal name

Pottawatomie County Health Department

Website

https://pottawatomie.health.ok.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAB

County/District/Local Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYHLAJAAAK

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

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Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

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State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

Keywords

• Public health services
• Immunization programs
• Family planning services
• Vital records management
• WIC nutrition support

Headquarters

HQ city

Shawnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pottawatomie County Health Department is a county government public health agency that delivers preventive care, clinical services, and population health programs to county residents. Its core offerings include immunizations, WIC nutrition support, family planning and reproductive health services, infectious disease surveillance, vital records issuance (birth and death certificates), safety and injury prevention programs, community health initiatives (substance use, chronic disease prevention), dental health access programs, sexual health and harm reduction services, and regulatory licensing/inspection of facilities.

Product overview

Pottawatomie County Health Department operates as a county health department under the Oklahoma State Department of Health, providing comprehensive public health services through a unified platform of programs. The organization offers integrated health services organized across multiple service categories: You & Your Family Services (covering all life stages from infants to older adults), WIC nutrition programs, Community Health initiatives (including substance use, mental health, chronic disease prevention), Immunization Services, Infectious Disease Services, Safety Initiatives, Family Planning, Dental Health, Sexual Health & Harm Reduction, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Birth/Death Records, Health Data & Statistics, and Licensing & Facilities Services. These programs work together to fulfill the department's mission of protecting and promoting health, preventing disease and injury, and cultivating conditions by which Oklahomans can thrive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• You & Your Family Services
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
• Community Health Services
• Immunization Services
• Infectious Disease Services
• Safety Initiatives
• Family Planning Services
• Dental Health Programs
• Sexual Health & Harm Reduction
• Emergency Preparedness & Response
• Birth/Death Records
• Health Data & Statistics
• Licensing & Facilities Services

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tulsa Health Department: Independent city-county health department serving the Tulsa area with a comparable menu of clinical and community health services (immunizations, WIC, family planning, harm reduction). PHAB-accredited and a direct counterpart to Pottawatomie CHD in scale and scope.
• Lincoln County Health Department (Oklahoma): County health department in eastern-central Oklahoma under OSDH, providing the same standard county-level public health service menu. Closely mirrors Pottawatomie CHD in population scale and program structure.
• Cleveland County Health Department (Oklahoma): Adjacent county health department also in District 6 - Central Oklahoma under OSDH, serving Norman and surrounding areas. Delivers the same family of services and is the most operationally comparable in-district peer.
• Seminole County Health Department (Oklahoma): Small Oklahoma county health department in the same OSDH network, offering an equivalent portfolio of WIC, immunizations, family planning, and community health services. Direct peer in scale and operating model.
• Oklahoma City-County Health Department: Oklahoma's largest county-level public health department, also PHAB-accredited and part of the OSDH network. Operates an overlapping portfolio (WIC, immunizations, family planning, vital records, STI/HIV) and is the closest direct functional peer to Pottawatomie CHD.
• Canadian County Health Department (Oklahoma): Another OSDH county health department in the same Central Oklahoma district offering the identical set of public health programs (WIC, immunizations, vital records, family planning). Direct peer with very similar scale and governance.

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Federal public health agency that funds and sets guidelines for state and local health departments, including OSDH and Pottawatomie CHD. Broad incumbent that channels funding, surveillance systems, and program standards down to the county level.
• Oklahoma State Department of Health: State-level parent authority that administers all county health departments in Oklahoma, including Pottawatomie CHD. Sets policy, allocates funding, and operates shared data and licensing systems. Broader incumbent that oversees and is the structural parent of the subject entity.

Others

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): National accrediting body for U.S. public health departments. Pottawatomie CHD holds its PHAB accreditation; PHAB sets the standards the department operates under and is the relevant ecosystem authority for the subject's quality regime.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership and advocacy organization for the ~3,000 local health departments across the U.S. Provides accreditation support, training, and federal funding advocacy — a thematic peer and ecosystem counterpart rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PottawatomieCHD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pottawatomie-county-health-department

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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