San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Name

San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Legal name

County of San Luis Obispo - Department of Public Health

Website

https://slopublichealth.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Department of Public Health delivers clinical and communicable disease services (vaccines, TB testing and treatment), environmental health monitoring (food facility, beach water quality, and public pool inspections), emergency medical services and emergency preparedness, maternal and child health programs (WIC, California Children's Services, Medical Therapy Program, Nurse Home Visiting), Enhanced Care Management for Medi-Cal members, and a Public Health Laboratory for diagnostic testing. Services are delivered to residents of San Luis Obispo County through public health clinics in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, mobile applications, and partnerships with community organizations and healthcare providers.

Product overview

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department operates as a government health agency providing a comprehensive suite of public health services organized into multiple programmatic areas. The department offers clinical services including vaccines and immunizations, TB testing and treatment, disease control programs, and communicable disease services. Emergency preparedness is supported through the Disaster Healthcare Coalition, Medical Reserve Corps, and the San Luis Obispo EMS APP mobile application. Care coordination is delivered through the Enhanced Care Management program, while maternal and child health services include California Children's Services, the Medical Therapy Program, and WIC nutrition services. Additional programs cover environmental health monitoring, health promotion activities, oral health, and community health assessment initiatives. The department also operates public health clinics in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles, along with a public health laboratory for diagnostic testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SLO EMS Mobile Field Manual: A downloadable mobile device app for on the go access to local EMS information including policies, protocols, and forms.
• SLO Health Counts
• Healthy Voices

Products and services

• San Luis Obispo EMS APP A downloadable mobile device app providing on-the-go access to local EMS information for San Luis Obispo County, including policies, protocols, forms and more.
• SLO EMS Mobile Field Manual APP A mobile field manual application for emergency medical services personnel providing quick access to EMS protocols and guidelines on the go.
• Enhanced Care Management (ECM) A statewide Medi-Cal benefit providing a comprehensive, whole-person approach to care for eligible members with complex medical and social needs, including outreach, care management, and community referrals.
• Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program A program working to detect, control, and prevent the spread of TB through treatment, case management, contact investigation, and provider support.
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program A nutrition education program providing breastfeeding support, healthy foods, and referrals to health care and other community services for women, infants, and children.
• California Children's Services (CCS) A statewide program that arranges, directs, and pays for medical care, equipment, and rehabilitation for eligible children and young adults under 21 years of age with eligible medical conditions.
• Disaster Healthcare Coalition A coalition of healthcare partners collaboratively working together during emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, managing information and resource sharing as well as local training.
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) A group of trained volunteers who assist public health efforts during times of special need or disaster, including communicable disease outbreaks, earthquakes, floods, or acts of terrorism.
• Medical Therapy Program (MTP) A program within California Children's Services providing physical, occupational, and medical therapy services for children disabled due to neurological or musculoskeletal disorders.
• Public Health Laboratory Laboratory testing services including specimen collection and transport for various diseases including Zika virus testing.
• Healthy Voices Multilingual outreach program featuring videos with fresh, local information to help families stay healthy.
• Nurse Home Visiting Program A service pairing pregnant women and parents of young children with trained nurses and family advocates to promote health and well-being.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Orange County Health Care Agency: Large California county public health entity offering the same core service categories (clinical, environmental, EMS, maternal-child). Functions as a scaled comparable in the same state regulatory and funding environment.
• Monterey County Health Department: California county health agency serving a comparable mid-size population with clinical services, environmental health, EMS, and maternal-child health programs. Closely aligned in governance structure (county-administered) and Medi-Cal managed care integration.
• Kern County Public Health Services Department: California county public health department with comparable clinical, environmental health, and maternal-child health programs serving a mid-sized inland population. Operates under identical state public health statutes and Medi-Cal funding mechanisms.
• Ventura County Public Health: California county public health department providing clinical services, communicable disease control, WIC, and emergency preparedness across a similar population scale. Operates under the same state regulatory framework and funding streams.
• Santa Barbara County Public Health Department: Neighboring California county public health department offering a comparable scope of clinical, environmental, maternal-child, and communicable disease services to a similarly sized coastal population. Directly comparable in mandate, funding model, and service mix.
• San Luis Obispo County Health Agency: The parent Health Agency structure under which the Public Health Department operates, encompassing behavioral health and other health programs. Directly relevant as the immediate institutional and budgetary parent governing the department.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Public Health: State-level public health agency that oversees CDPH programs (CCS, WIC, TB control) that SLO County administers locally. Comparable as the higher-level regulator and funding source that defines the operating framework.
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: The largest local public health jurisdiction in the US, operating all of the same program areas (TB control, WIC, CCS, environmental health, EMS, public health lab) but at vastly greater scale. Provides a benchmark for service-line breadth and operational complexity.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership and advocacy organization representing local health departments including SLO. Provides peer benchmarking, policy advocacy, and grant funding relevant to the department's strategic positioning.
• CenCal Health: San Luis Obispo County's Medi-Cal managed care health plan and direct partner for the department's Enhanced Care Management program. Comparable as the contracting payer that defines much of the department's care-coordination revenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SLOPublicHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuCQv697GrvQ-ZrBYvIVNA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SLOpublichealth.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/san-luis-obispo-county-public-health-department
• Instagraminstagram.com/slopublichealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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