QUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE

What QUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE does

Quin County Community Health Service, now branded as Healthy Quin Counties, is a regional public health agency established in 1978 through a Joint Powers agreement between five northwestern Minnesota counties: Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau. The organization operates as a government public health entity that administers core public health services across its member counties, with each county maintaining its own public health director and field staff. The agency centralizes approximately 11 administrative staff who coordinate programs including the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), and general public health services across the five-county region.

The organization's business model is fundamentally government-funded, with revenue derived from state and federal public health allocations, grants, and intergovernmental agreements. As a Joint Powers entity, it operates under the legal authority of its member county governments and does not generate commercial revenue from private customers. The agency serves as the administrative backbone for public health programming in rural northwestern Minnesota, with service delivery occurring through local county offices and community partnerships. In 2025, the organization rebranded to "Healthy Quin Counties," signaling an effort to strengthen its regional identity and community engagement. The entity holds no proprietary technology; its core platform is the contractual and organizational framework linking the five county governments to state and federal public health funding streams.

The organization is pursuing forward-looking initiatives including a Community Health Assessment living document, a 2026 Community Health Improvement Plan, and Phase 3 of the Innovations Grant (2024-2026). These efforts suggest an incremental modernization trajectory focused on data-driven planning and grant-funded programmatic expansion rather than structural transformation.

Name

QUIN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE

Legal name

Quin County Community Health Services

Website

https://quinchs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Regional public health agency serving five northwestern Minnesota counties (Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau) through a Joint Powers agreement since 1978, administering WIC, SHIP, and core public health services with state and federal government funding.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK), Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Public health services
• WIC nutrition program
• Maternal child health
• Community health assessment
• Disease prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Thief River Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Public Health Funding: Government-funded public health services providing financial oversight, grant management, and administrative support for state and federal public health funds. Operates as a Joint Powers agreement established in 1978.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Healthy Quin Counties is a regional public health agency that administers state and federal public health funds and delivers WIC nutrition and breastfeeding services, the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), adult health, health promotion, disease prevention and control, infant/caregiver/family resources, immunizations, child and teen check-ups, community health assessment, and emergency preparedness for residents of five Northwest Minnesota counties (Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau). Service delivery is executed through member-county public health offices.

Product overview

Healthy Quin Counties (formerly Quin County Community Health Services) is a regional public health services organization serving five Northwest Minnesota counties: Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau. The organization offers a coordinated portfolio of public health programs including the WIC nutrition and breastfeeding program, the SHIP statewide health improvement program, and comprehensive public health services such as adult health, health promotion, disease prevention and control, family resources, and emergency preparedness. The organization provides financial oversight, grant management, and administrative support for state and federal public health funds across its member counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WIC (Women's, Infants, and Children Program) A nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young children access nutritional support and health resources. Delivered through the regional Quin Community Health Board and member-county public health offices.
• SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Program) Supports community-driven solutions to eliminate obstacles for active living, healthy eating, and freedom from commercial tobacco hazards across the five-county region.
• Public Health Services (Adult Health, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control, Family Resources, Emergency Preparedness) A broad portfolio of public health services including adult health, health promotion, disease prevention and control, infants/caregivers/family resources, immunizations, child and teen check-ups, and emergency preparedness delivered through member-county public health offices to residents of Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau counties.
• Community Health Assessment (Living Document) A living document that provides community health assessment data for the Healthy Quin Counties region, supporting planning, policy and program decisions.
• Stronger than the Substance A substance abuse prevention and awareness program serving the Healthy Quin Counties community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving Northwest Minnesota residents for over 45 years (since 1978)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kittson County Public HealthcoreOthersLocal public health agency serving Kittson County, part of the Healthy Quin Counties network providing direct public health services to county residents including adult health, health promotion, disease prevention and control, infant/caregiver/family resources, and emergency preparedness.
• North Valley Health Services (Marshall County)coreOthersMarshall County public health services provider integrated with the Healthy Quin Counties regional public health network, providing community health services to Marshall County residents.
• Pennington & Red Lake Counties Public HealthcoreOthersCombined public health department serving both Pennington and Red Lake counties as part of the Healthy Quin Counties regional public health services network.
• Roseau County Public Health (LifeCare Medical Center)coreOthersRoseau County public health services provided through LifeCare Medical Center, integrated into the Healthy Quin Counties regional public health network serving Northwest Minnesota.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Countryside Public Health: A Minnesota community health board serving multiple rural counties through a Joint Powers agreement, providing WIC, family health, immunizations, and emergency preparedness — structurally identical to Healthy Quin Counties.
• Partnership4Health: A Joint Powers community health board in West Central Minnesota serving multiple counties with WIC, SHIP, and public health nursing — directly comparable service portfolio and governance structure.
• North Valley Health Services (Marshall County): A core member organization of Healthy Quin Counties that delivers public health services to Marshall County residents — same WIC, family health, and immunizations portfolio, paired with broader primary care delivery.
• Horizon Public Health: A multi-county Minnesota community health board delivering WIC, SHIP, disease prevention, and family health services — same funding model, same service mix, same rural multi-county governance.
• Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services: A three-county Minnesota community health board offering WIC, maternal-child health, immunizations, and emergency preparedness — a near-analog community health service model in rural Minnesota.
• LifeCare Medical Center Public Health: A core member organization of Healthy Quin Counties that delivers public health services to Roseau County through a hospital-affiliated model — directly comparable portfolio (WIC, immunizations, disease prevention) under a hospital-public health partnership.
• Kandiyohi-Renville Community Health Board: A multi-county Minnesota community health board providing public health services including WIC, family health, immunizations, and disease prevention under the same regional Joint Powers model.

Broad incumbents

• Local Public Health Association of Minnesota: The statewide trade association representing Minnesota's county and community health boards — a broader incumbent that supports, advocates for, and coordinates the same community health boards Healthy Quin Counties belongs to.
• Minnesota Department of Health: The state-level public health authority that funds and oversees WIC, SHIP, and emergency preparedness programs across community health boards including Healthy Quin Counties — a large, institutional peer with overlapping mission.

Regional players

• Stearns County Public Health: A county-level public health department in central Minnesota offering WIC, family health, immunizations, and emergency preparedness — comparable service portfolio but serving a single larger county rather than a multi-county Joint Powers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/healthyquincounties
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthyquincounties
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quin-county-community-health-service

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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