Rockford Health Council

What Rockford Health Council does

Rockford Health Council, operating as Rockford Regional Health Council (RRHC), is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit incorporated in Illinois in December 1982 (originally as the Rockford Council for Affordable Health Care, renamed in May 1995 and restructured into a membership organization in 1998). It functions as a non-partisan community convener and data intermediary for the Rockford/Winnebago County region of Northern Illinois, governed by a 25-member board of directors drawn from healthcare systems (Mercyhealth, UW Health SwedishAmerican, Rosecrance Health Network, Crusader Community Health), local government (Winnebago County, City of Rockford), education (University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, Rock Valley College), and nonprofit/community organizations (YMCA of Rock River Valley, Boys and Girls Clubs of Rockford, Rockford Park District).

The Council's core offering is the triennial Healthy Community Study, conducted since 1999 in partnership with the University of Illinois College of Medicine and (as of 2023) Region 1 Planning Council; the Study underpins health systems' federally required Community Health Needs Assessments and frames three current strategic priorities: Disinvested and Vulnerable Neighborhoods, Specific Morbidities, and Education and Advocacy. Around this core, the Council runs a portfolio of programs including Systems Impacting Systems (youth wellness in disinvested neighborhoods), Health Literacy (including the RockfordReady COVID-19 vaccination initiative), Building a Data Infrastructure (cross-partner dashboards), the IVAX COVID Vaccine Education Grant, and a 2023 pilot of the IRIS web-based referral platform under the Youth Mental Health System of Care.

The business model combines recurring membership subscriptions from healthcare, business, government, and nonprofit members with episodic grant funding (e.g., Illinois Department of Public Health's IVAX grant) and program-specific partnerships. Operations are lean, with a small staff (Executive Director and Administrative Assistant disclosed) and a single Rockford headquarters. The Council does not develop proprietary technology and instead orchestrates third-party platforms (IRIS, HelloInsight) and primary research (surveys, key informant interviews) to deliver its convening, data, and advocacy functions.

Name

Rockford Health Council

Legal name

Rockford Regional Health Council

Website

https://rockfordhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rockford Regional Health Council is a Rockford, Illinois-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that convenes regional healthcare, government, and community organizations to improve community health through triennial Healthy Community Studies, data infrastructure, and programs in youth wellness, health literacy, and behavioral health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Community health research
• Population health analysis
• Health needs assessment
• Community health collaboration
• Social determinants health

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockford

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. Membership Fees: Organizations join as members to gain access to community health data, education programs, advocacy forums, and collaboration opportunities with other health and community stakeholders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rockford Health Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that improves community health in the Rockford region through data analysis, education, advocacy, and multi-sector collaboration. It produces the Healthy Community Study, runs health literacy and youth wellness programs, maintains community health data infrastructure, and operates the IRIS referral application to connect residents with social and health services.

Product overview

Rockford Regional Health Council is a nonprofit organization that operates as a catalyst for collaboration to improve community health in the Rockford region. The organization does not offer a single unified software product but rather conducts a portfolio of community health programs and initiatives. The core offerings include the triennial Healthy Community Study (a data-gathering and analysis framework), Systems Impacting Systems (youth wellness initiative), Health Literacy programs, and Data Infrastructure development. Additionally, the Council participates in technology-enabled programs including RockfordReady (health literacy initiative), the IVAX COVID Vaccine Education Grant program, and IRIS (a web-based referral application). These programs work together to address social determinants of health, support community health education, and facilitate coordination among healthcare and community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthy Community Study

Quantifiable outcome

• Changing Hearts Initiative provided blood pressure screenings and healthy lifestyle education to well over 1,000 community residents
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and major.

• Youth Mental Health System of Care (YMHSOC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Council serves as System Manager for IRIS (Integrated Referral and Intake System) pilot implementation. IRIS is a web-based referral application that streamlines referral processes among community partners.
• Eliminate Racism 815supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Hosted Rockford Summit on Racism at UW Health Sports Factory. Over 400 attendees from community organizations, businesses, and individuals. Executive Director participated as panelist.
• YMCA of Rock River ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Designated as a 'Champion' organization in the Systems Impacting Systems initiative. Partnership focuses on social and emotional well-being of youth. YMCA serves as HelloInsight's assessment partner for youth development programs.
• Boys and Girls Clubs of RockfordcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Designated as a 'Champion' organization in the Systems Impacting Systems initiative. Partnership focuses on supporting kids and families in disinvested neighborhoods. Began using HelloInsight platform in late 2022 to combine and compare data with YMCA.
• Rockford Park DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Designated as a 'Champion' organization in the Systems Impacting Systems initiative. Partnership invests in social and emotional well-being of youth through programming in disinvested neighborhoods.
• Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership on IVAX COVID Vaccine Education Grant. IPHA partnered with CBOs and FQHCs on grassroots COVID-19 vaccination education, outreach, and administration campaigns.
• Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Lead grantee for IVAX COVID Vaccine Education Grant from Illinois Department of Public Health. Council was identified as a CBO partner for vaccination outreach.
• Health Systems Research at University of Illinois College of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Original partner for first comprehensive Healthy Community Study in 1999. Partnership developed information on quality of life in Rockford Area to create and implement improvement strategies.
• Region 1 Planning CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts the 2023 Healthy Community Survey on behalf of the Rockford Regional Health Council to help identify trends in the health status of the region.
• Rockford/Winnebago Behavioral Health Advisory GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard President Carol Schuster serves as member. Group brings healthcare experts together over eight months to address region's lack of psychiatric providers.
• HelpGuideThrive.org / Community Health Worker Capacity Building CentersupportingTechnology or IntegrationIllinois-based resource for CHW training, career development, programming, and advocacy. Opened in 2020.
• Winnebago County Health DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector Dr. Sandra Martell noted that solution to behavioral health crisis may lie within Community Health Workers. Board member representation.
• MercyHealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Key Informant interviews for Healthy Community Study. Board representation (John Dorsey MD, Vice Chair).
• Rosecrance Health NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates IRIS implementation. Systems of Care Coordinator Alexis Rutishauser manages IRIS involvement. Board representation.
• City of RockfordmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayor Tom McNamara serves as board member. Mayor noted behavioral health crisis impact on community health.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Prevention Institute: National nonprofit focused on advancing community health, equity, and prevention through partnerships, frameworks, and policy advocacy. Directly comparable in its focus on social determinants of health and multi-sector collaboration around upstream community health improvement.
• Health Federation of Philadelphia: Convening and capacity-building organization for community health services in Philadelphia, supporting FQHCs and community-based organizations through training, technical assistance, and collaborative programs. Comparable in its role as a regional backbone organization for community health.
• The Health Collaborative: Regional multi-sector health collaborative serving the Cincinnati tristate area, convening hospitals, public health, and community organizations around shared health priorities and community health needs assessments. Operates a structurally similar model to RRHC at a larger regional scale.

Broad incumbents

• Trust for America's Health: National nonprofit focused on public health policy, prevention, and community health improvement. Operates at the national policy level but addresses overlapping themes around community health assessment and SDOH that RRHC works on regionally.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials: National membership organization representing local health departments across the U.S. Operates at much larger scale with a broader mandate, but overlaps with RRHC's convening and capacity-building role for local public health stakeholders.

Regional players

• Illinois Public Health Institute: Statewide public health organization in Illinois working on policy, capacity building, and collaborative programs. Operates in the same state as RRHC but at a broader Illinois-wide scope rather than single-county focus.

Others

• County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute): Provides county-level health data and rankings nationwide. Functions as an enabling data and evidence resource that complements rather than competes with RRHC's Healthy Community Study, and is referenced by the Council as a related national initiative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RockfordRegionalHealthCouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rockford-health-council

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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