Victoria County Public Health Department

What Victoria County Public Health Department does

Victoria County Public Health Department (VCPHD) is a county government public health entity administered by the County of Victoria, Texas, tracing its origins to a smallpox disease control unit established in the 1890s. Over more than a century, it has evolved into a multi-division public health department offering ten program areas: Environmental Services (water quality testing, food establishment inspections, sanitation), Epidemiology (notifiable disease surveillance and outbreak investigation), Public Health Nursing (immunizations, STD/STI testing, TB screening), the WIC nutrition program, the HIV/AIDS Resource Program (HARP), Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Texas Home Visiting (Parents as Teachers, Family Connects), Texas Healthy Communities, Be Well Victoria (mental health initiative), and Health Disparities/Community Conversations on Health.

VCPHD serves a multi-county region in South Texas covering Victoria, Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Gonzales, Goliad, and Lavaca counties, with WIC clinic locations in six cities. It maintains a 14-location physical footprint anchored at 2805 N Navarro St in Victoria. The department operates with 15 employees and a leadership team led by Public Health Director David Gonzales, MS, supported by Assistant Director Kimberly Green, RN, and program managers across each division.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial: VCPHD charges fees for immunizations, child health, adult health, STD, HIV, and TB services but does not refuse service for inability to pay. Primary revenue derives from Victoria County local tax appropriations, 9 direct contracts with the Texas Department of State Health Services, 3 DSHS subcontracts administered through Brazos County, TX, and federal grants including a $4.57 million HRSA MIECHV award. The department holds no venture capital or private equity backing and is governed by the Victoria County Commissioners' Court with an advisory Board of Health.

Name

Victoria County Public Health Department

Legal name

Victoria County Public Health Department

Website

https://vcphd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Victoria County Public Health Department is a county government public health entity serving residents of Victoria County and six surrounding South Texas counties with ten program areas including immunizations, WIC, HIV/AIDS services, environmental health, epidemiology, home visiting, and emergency preparedness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Community health programs
• WIC nutrition program
• Immunization services
• Environmental health inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Victoria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Victoria County Public Health Department is a local government department that delivers population-level public health services through ten divisions: Be Well Victoria (mental health), Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Services (water testing, food inspections), Epidemiology (disease surveillance), Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS Resources Program (HARP), Public Health Nursing (immunizations, STD/TB services), Texas Healthy Communities, Texas Home Visiting (Parents as Teachers, Family Connects), and the WIC nutrition program. Services are delivered directly to county residents through the main office in Victoria and clinic locations across surrounding counties.

Product overview

Victoria County Public Health Department is a local governmental public health department providing comprehensive public health services through multiple divisions. The department offers a portfolio of community health programs including Environmental Services (water testing, food inspections, sanitation), Epidemiology (disease surveillance), Public Health Nursing (immunizations, STD/TB services), WIC nutrition program, HIV/AIDS Resources (HARP), Emergency Preparedness, Texas Home Visiting (parent support programs), Texas Healthy Communities, Be Well Victoria (mental health initiative), and Health Disparities programs. Services are funded by local tax dollars, state and federal grants, with 9 contracts through Texas Department of Health Services. The department serves Victoria County and surrounding counties including Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Gonzales, Goliad, and Lavaca.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Be Well Victoria: Mental health and community well-being program addressing stigma and inequity through community conversations and advocacy
• HARP of Victoria
• Texas Healthy Communities
• Texas Home Visiting
• WIC Program

Products and services

• Be Well Victoria Mental health and community well-being initiative that addresses stigma and inequity through community conversations and resident advocacy empowerment.
• Emergency Preparedness Public health emergency preparedness and response services including Stop the Bleed and Hands-Only CPR training classes offered free to the community.
• Environmental Services Safeguards public health through water quality monitoring and testing, food establishment inspections, general sanitation complaint investigation, environmental health risk education, emergency response, disease vector control, floodplain map maintenance, and stormwater management education. Serves Victoria, Calhoun, DeWitt, and Jackson counties.
• Epidemiology Surveillance of notifiable conditions to determine risk factors for control. Investigates outbreaks of infectious disease in schools, daycares, nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities. Collects and analyzes epidemiological data to detect trends, outbreaks, and unusual occurrences.
• Health Disparities / Community Conversations on Health Builds community foundations and provides resources to help individuals make informed health decisions. Provides neighborhood communities with a method to share concerns, questions, and health information needs, developing tailored educational programs.
• HIV/AIDS Resources Program (HARP) Federally and state-funded care and support program for individuals living with HIV in the Victoria area. Maximizes access to appropriate care, treatment, support, and prevention services while working to minimize new HIV infections. Serves Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson, Calhoun, and Gonzales counties.
• Public Health Nursing Promotes and protects the health of communities through community-based assessment, program development, and policy advocacy. Provides immunization services, shot records, STD/STI testing, TB screening, and charity care programs.
• Texas Healthy Communities Promotes public health practices proven to reduce chronic disease risk factors by helping communities assess existing environments. Implements environmental, policy, or system changes using nine community-based change indicators at the local level.
• Texas Home Visiting Free program helping parents be great caregivers through education and support. Matches parents with trained home visitors. Programs include Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Family Connects (FC), supporting families from pregnancy until kindergarten. Funded by HRSA MIECHV grant totaling $4.57 million.
• WIC Program Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program providing healthy foods, breastfeeding support, and nutrition classes from pregnancy through the child's 5th birthday. Services Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Goliad, Lavaca, and Victoria counties with clinic locations in multiple cities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hogg Foundation for Mental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBe Well Victoria program began in 2018 through a grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. The program is hosted by Victoria County Public Health Department and works to address stigma and inequity by engaging community conversations and empowering residents to advocate for their communities.
• Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCPHD currently has 9 contracts through the Texas Department of Health Services (DSHS), and 3 DSHS subcontracts administered by Brazos County, TX. The department operates multiple divisions funded by state and federal grants.
• Brazos County, TXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCPHD has 3 DSHS subcontracts administered by Brazos County, TX.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harris County Public Health: County-level public health department in Texas delivering the same core functions (immunizations, WIC, epidemiology, environmental health, HIV/STD services). Comparable operating model but at much larger urban scale.
• Dallas County Health and Human Services: Texas county health and human services department offering environmental health, immunizations, STI/HIV services, and WIC — directly comparable portfolio to VCPHD with urban scale.
• Travis County Health and Human Services: Central Texas county health department offering immunizations, WIC, environmental health, and disease surveillance — directly comparable mission and Texas-county operating context.
• Fort Bend County Health & Human Services: Texas county health and human services department delivering WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and clinical public health services — comparable county-level operating model.
• Galveston County Health District: Texas coastal-county health district providing immunizations, WIC, environmental health, and disease surveillance — similar multi-jurisdictional Texas county health department model.
• Tarrant County Public Health: Texas county public health department with overlapping services including epidemiology, environmental health, immunizations, and chronic disease programs. Operates a similar DSHS-contracted structure.
• Williamson County and Cities Health District: Central Texas multi-jurisdictional health district providing WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and epidemiology — comparable consolidated service-delivery model to VCPHD's multi-county operations.
• Brazos County Health District: Texas county health district with shared DSHS contractual relationship to VCPHD (administers 3 of VCPHD's subcontracts). Offers overlapping public health services in the Brazos Valley region.
• Denton County Public Health: North Texas county public health department offering WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and chronic disease programs — directly comparable county-level service portfolio.
• Bexar County Metro Health District: San Antonio-area county/city public health district providing immunizations, environmental health, HIV/STD services, WIC, and home visiting — directly comparable to VCPHD's programmatic portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/victoriacounty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@victoriacountytexas4900
• Facebookfacebook.com/VictoriaCountyTX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/victoria-county-public-health-department

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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