Alliance For A Healthier South Carolina

What Alliance For A Healthier South Carolina does

Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is a nonprofit coalition founded in 2014 that convenes more than 60 executive leaders from healthcare systems, government agencies, and community organizations across South Carolina to coordinate action on shared health-improvement goals. The organization originated within the South Carolina Hospital Association and transitioned to independent nonprofit status in May 2023, while maintaining SCHA as a backbone technical-support partner. Its core programmatic offerings include the Live Healthy South Carolina (LHSC) initiative, which encompasses the State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) developed jointly with the South Carolina Department of Public Health; the annual Health for All Summit and Live Healthy SC Conference; the Health Equity Champion Awards and Live Healthy SC Awards recognition programs; the Health Equity Champion Pledge program; and supporting data and training assets such as the SC Rural Healthcare Resource Dashboard, the SC Community Health Needs Assessment Survey, and Results-Based Accountability (RBA) training.

The Alliance does not sell products or services and is not a technology company; its underlying assets are convening infrastructure, published statewide health-assessment data, and event programming. It earns revenue through tiered organizational membership dues (Platinum, Gold, and other levels), grant funding (notably a three-year, $1.2 million Duke Endowment grant awarded in August 2022), and event-related contributions. The customer base spans three primary segments: healthcare organizations and systems (e.g., Prisma Health, AnMed, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina), government health agencies (e.g., the SC Department of Public Health, SC Department of Mental Health), and community nonprofits (e.g., Healthy Learners, Wholespire). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on membership recruitment, the Health for All Summit, and the Live Healthy SC Conference as primary engagement channels. Operations are run by a small staff of 1-10 employees based in Columbia, South Carolina, with board leadership drawn from across the member organizations.

Name

Alliance For A Healthier South Carolina

Legal name

Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina

Website

https://healthiersc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is a nonprofit coalition founded in 2014 that convenes more than 60 healthcare, government, and community organizations across South Carolina to coordinate health-improvement initiatives, publish statewide assessments, and host annual summits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Coalition and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Public health coalition
• Health advocacy network
• Nonprofit coalition services
• Community health coordination
• Statewide health initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Platinum-Level Membership Dues: Major healthcare organizations like Prisma Health and Health Management Associates join as Platinum-level members, providing financial support to advance the Alliance's mission.
2. Grant Funding: The Alliance received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from The Duke Endowment to develop sustainable statewide infrastructure for community health improvement.
3. Organizational Membership: Over 60 diverse organizations pay membership dues to participate in the coalition and access collaborative health improvement resources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Alliance For A Healthier South Carolina is a nonprofit coalition that convenes leaders from more than 60 member organizations to coordinate and advance health improvement initiatives across the state of South Carolina. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbia, SC, the Alliance operates as a coordinating body rather than a direct service provider, aligning healthcare, public health, business, and community stakeholders around shared health priorities.

Product overview

The Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is a nonprofit coalition of over 60 diverse organizations that serves as a convening and coordination body rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the Live Healthy South Carolina (LHSC) initiative, which encompasses the State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP); annual conferences (Health for All Summit and Live Healthy SC Conference); award programs (Health Equity Champion Awards and Live Healthy SC Awards); the Health Equity Champion Pledge program; community health needs assessment surveys; and data tools including the SC Rural Healthcare Resource Dashboard. The Alliance also provides RBA (Results-Based Accountability) training. These programs work together to improve health outcomes across South Carolina through collaboration, shared strategy, and collective action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coalition Membership Program
• Health Initiative Coordination Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Convening over 60 diverse organizations in collaborative health improvement efforts statewide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Carolina Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial government partner in developing and publishing the 2023 State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. Collaborates on Live Healthy South Carolina initiative to systematically assess and advance health of all South Carolinians.
• Prisma HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest healthcare system in South Carolina, joined as Platinum-level member. Reflects commitment to building healthier communities through innovation and coordinated action.
• Health Management AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational healthcare consulting firm with strong South Carolina presence, joined as Platinum-level member. Brings strategic expertise supporting public health transformation, policy development, and system-level improvement.
• South Carolina Hospital AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner and backbone organization providing technical support to the Alliance. Originally established as part of SCHA before transitioning to independent nonprofit in May 2023.
• PfizercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmaceutical company operating as Platinum-level member supporting the Alliance's mission to improve health outcomes statewide.
• SC DHEC (now SC Department of Public Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner in developing State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. Works with Alliance on Live Healthy South Carolina collaborative.
• SC Area Health Education ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member participating in the initiative to develop aligned data collection processes and consistent training programs.
• SC Office of Rural HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member contributing to community health transformation and coordination efforts.
• BlueCross BlueShield of South CarolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey board member organization led by Dr. Shawn Stinson, providing leadership in healthcare innovation and improvement across the Alliance.
• Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor academic medical center represented on Alliance Board through Quenton Tompkins. Led state's mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccination response and established Office of Community Engagement.
• Columbia CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresented by Dr. John H. Dozier, 2026 Health Equity Award winner recognized for leadership in health equity through education and community partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit focused on disease prevention and health policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Comparable mission in public health advocacy and policy, but operates at broader national scale rather than statewide convening.
• CDC Foundation: National nonprofit supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through public-private partnerships to address public health threats. Comparable convening and partnership-building role but at the federal/national level rather than single-state focus.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Major national philanthropy focused on building a Culture of Health and addressing health equity. Comparable health equity and population health mission, but operates as a large grantmaking foundation rather than a state-level convening coalition.
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): National nonprofit representing state and territorial public health agencies. Overlaps with the Alliance's public health coordination and policy alignment role, but operates at the national level across all states rather than focusing on a single state.

Direct peers

• Healthier Tennessee: Statewide Tennessee health coalition focused on improving population health outcomes through cross-sector partnerships and community engagement. Closely comparable to Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina in mission, convening role, and statewide coalition model.
• Better Health Partnership (Cleveland): Cleveland-area coalition of healthcare providers, employers, and community organizations working together to improve population health. Comparable multi-stakeholder convening model focused on data-driven health improvement.
• Iowa Healthiest State Initiative: Nonprofit initiative engaging Iowans to improve health and live longer, better lives through cross-sector partnerships and community programming. Comparable convening and collective impact model focused on state-level health improvement.
• Michigan Health Improvement Alliance (MiHIA) / Great Lakes Health Connect: Michigan-based regional health coalition convening stakeholders to improve community health and address health disparities. Comparable convening model targeting state-level population health improvement through collective impact.
• Healthier Connecticut: Connecticut coalition dedicated to improving health outcomes by convening stakeholders and coordinating community-based health initiatives. Comparable state-level public-private partnership for population health improvement.
• Healthier Minnesota: Minnesota statewide coalition working to improve health outcomes through partnerships, data sharing, and coordinated community action. Directly comparable to the Alliance's statewide public-private partnership model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/healthiersc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthiersc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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