HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

What HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT does

Hancock County Health Department is a county-level government public health agency operating under the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, with its single office located in New Cumberland, Hancock County, WV. The department delivers mandated local public health services to county residents and businesses, including clinical onsite testing (STD/STI, HIV, TB, blood work), immunization clinics, food handler training and certification, CPR/AED/First Aid classes, health education outreach, diabetes prevention programs, threat preparedness, and environmental health inspections and permitting for food establishments, septic systems, water wells, campgrounds, hotels, tattoo parlors, and schools.

The department operates without proprietary technology products; its service delivery relies on a WordPress-based website, an online food handler training portal, a Facebook presence for community alerts, and integration with the West Virginia Health Alert Network for advisory distribution. Revenue is generated through low-unit-price service fees (food handler licenses at $10-$30, CPR classes at $50, sports physicals at $30, plus clinical and environmental permit fees) combined with state appropriations and federal public health grants channeled through its parent agency. Its go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-local-business, with no commercial sales motion, no private funding, and no equity-financing pathway.

The department has approximately four named staff (Administrator, Secretary II, Registered Sanitarian, Registered Nurse), maintains a core operational partnership with the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health for surveillance and outbreak coordination, and operates as a non-investment-grade public entity whose continuity is governed by state appropriations and county Board of Health oversight rather than market dynamics.

Name

HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Legal name

Hancock County Health Department

Website

https://hancockcountyhealthdepartment.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hancock County Health Department is a county government public health agency in West Virginia providing clinical testing, immunizations, food handler training, environmental inspections, and health education to Hancock County residents and local businesses, funded by state appropriations and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Clinical testing services
• Immunization services
• Environmental health inspections
• Food handler certification

Headquarters

HQ city

New Cumberland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Service Fees: The department generates revenue through various service fees including food handler license fees ($10-$30 depending on duration), clinical service fees, and environmental permit fees for businesses.
2. Government Funding: Funded by West Virginia state government and federal public health grants to support essential public health services and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hancock County Health Department is a county-level government public health agency that provides direct health services to residents of Hancock County, West Virginia. Its core offerings include clinical testing (STD/STI, HIV, TB, blood work), immunization clinics, food handler training and certification, CPR/BLS training, environmental health inspections and permitting for businesses, health education and outreach programs, diabetes prevention programs, and public health emergency preparedness and response services.

Product overview

Hancock County Health Department is a local government public health agency offering a comprehensive range of clinical, educational, and environmental health services. The department operates as a single unified service organization providing on-site medical testing (STD/STI, blood work, TB, HIV), immunization clinics, food handler training certification, CPR/BLS training, health education outreach, diabetes management programs, and environmental health permitting/inspection services. The services are delivered directly to county residents through the health department's office and field operations, with no modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onsite Testing Services Clinical testing services including blood pressure screening, HIV testing, STD/STI testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitis B/C, Herpes 1&2), Tuberculosis testing, and diabetes risk assessment, delivered to county residents at the health department office.
• Blood Work / Lab Draw Services Laboratory blood testing services including CBC, Lipid Panel, CMP, Glucose, A1c, PSA, Vitamin B12/D, and PT INR testing for county residents.
• STD/STI Testing Sexually transmitted infection testing services covering Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Herpes 1 and 2, using urine samples and blood work.
• Food Handlers Course Online and in-person food handler training and certification program. Offers 1-year ($10), 2-year ($20), and 3-year ($30) licenses with web-based testing and email delivery of food handler cards.
• CPR/BLS Training Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Basic Life Support training classes including Heartsaver First-Aid and CPR-AED certification courses for residents and businesses.
• Immunization Clinics Vaccination services including flu shots, childhood immunizations, adult immunizations, and COVID-19 vaccines for qualifying adults, delivered at the health department office.
• Education and Outreach Programs Health education presentations covering MRSA, clean hands, disease management, flu prevention, pandemic preparedness, food safety, childhood immunizations, and radon testing.
• Upper OV Diabetes Coalition Programs Diabetes prevention and management workshop programs including a free 6-week diabetes workshop, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, and Group Lifestyle Balance Program.
• Threat Preparedness Services Public health emergency preparedness and response services covering anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fever, smallpox, and communicable disease outbreak management.
• Environmental Health Services Environmental inspection and permitting services for food establishments, septic systems, water wells, recreational water facilities, campgrounds, hotels, schools, tattoo parlors, and manufactured home communities.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (WVBPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department providing health advisories, surveillance data, reporting guidelines, and coordination for public health emergencies and disease outbreaks. The local health department works under the authority and guidance of WVBPH for state-level health initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Quest Diagnostics: Large national clinical laboratory that competes for the blood work and STI testing demand Hancock County Health Department addresses. Comparable on clinical testing service line but operates at vastly different scale and as a private-sector incumbent rather than a public agency.
• Concentra (Occupational Health): Occupational and urgent care provider offering immunization, physicals, and clinical testing services that partially overlap with the department's offerings (sports physicals, immunization clinics, TB testing). Operates as a private-sector incumbent at much greater scale.
• West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: State-level parent/oversight authority for Hancock County Health Department. Sets policy, distributes funding, coordinates surveillance and emergency response, and provides the regulatory framework within which the county department operates — broader scope but directly governing Hancock's activities.

Direct peers

• Kanawha-Charleston Health Department: County-level health department serving Kanawha County, WV. Operates the same West Virginia local public health model — clinical testing, immunizations, environmental inspections, food permits, and threat preparedness — making it the most structurally comparable peer within the same state regulatory framework.
• Jefferson County Health Department: West Virginia county health department providing the standard WVBPH-aligned service portfolio. Comparable in mandate, scope, and funding structure though serving a faster-growing jurisdiction in the Eastern Panhandle.
• Marion County Health Department: West Virginia county health department operating the same clinical, environmental health, immunizations, and permitting service lines under WVBPH. Comparable small-county public health operating model with similar revenue mix from fees and appropriations.
• Berkeley County Health Department: County health department in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle providing the same mandated public health service mix (clinical, environmental, permitting) under the WVBPH framework. Direct operational peer with comparable funding model and service catalog.
• Brooke County Health Department: West Virginia county health department directly adjacent to Hancock County, sharing the Northern Panhandle demographic and economic profile. Provides clinical, environmental, and educational public health services under identical state authority — a tight size and scope match.
• Ohio County Health Department: Neighboring West Virginia county health department serving Ohio County in the Northern Panhandle, adjacent to Hancock County. Operates the same service portfolio and regulatory scope, making geographic, demographic, and operational conditions essentially equivalent.

Others

• NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials): National membership and advocacy organization representing nearly 3,000 local health departments including county-level departments like Hancock's. While not an operational peer, NACCHO defines the standards, funding advocacy, and best-practice framework relevant to Hancock County Health Department's mission and operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hancock-County-Health-Department-WV-144803498877607
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hancock-county-health-department

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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