Orange County Women's Health Project

What Orange County Women's Health Project does

The Orange County Women's Health Project (OCWHP) was a California-based nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2011 that operated for over a decade to advance women's health and gender equity in Orange County. The organization functioned as a community-based convener and program platform, coordinating hundreds of partners across healthcare, social services, government, academia, philanthropy, and business to identify local women's health disparities and develop countywide solutions. Its primary offerings were not technology products but structured programs including annual summits, professional training, data dashboards, policy task forces, and targeted initiatives addressing teen health and domestic violence.

The organization's program portfolio comprised eight interconnected initiatives: the annual OC Women's Health Summits (held 11 times between 2014 and 2025), the Healthy Teen Collective, the Domestic Violence & Health Collective, Data Dashboards tracking county-level women's health metrics, professional trainings covering substance abuse treatment, domestic violence response, and child abuse mandatory reporting, task forces and policy briefs, resources and publications, and the Peeps volunteer engagement program. All online trainings and publications were offered at no charge, and pricing was effectively freemium with no paid tiers. The organization's revenue model relied on charitable donations processed through Charitable Ventures OC and engagement of individual donors and community leaders rather than commercial contracts. Its go-to-market was event-driven and community-led, with annual summits serving as the flagship convening and the primary mechanism for stakeholder engagement, alongside UC Irvine Public Health as a long-term strategic partner.

OCWHP suspended operations in January 2024. Following closure, the OC Women's Health Summit was transferred to UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, with the 11th Summit held at Beckman Center, Irvine in November 2025. The organization functioned as a network orchestrator rather than a service provider, with its competitive positioning resting on its ability to convene cross-sector partners and serve as a trusted neutral platform for women's health collaboration in Orange County.

Name

Orange County Women's Health Project

Legal name

Orange County Women's Health Project

Website

https://ocwomenshealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orange County Women's Health Project was a California-based nonprofit advocacy organization that convened hundreds of cross-sector partners to advance women's health and gender equity in Orange County through annual summits, training, and policy initiatives until its January 2024 closure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Health Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Women's health advocacy
• Community health education
• Health equity programs
• Domestic violence services
• Nonprofit health initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Ana

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. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operated as a nonprofit and accepted charitable donations through platforms like Charitable Ventures OC. Donors could contribute through their website donation page. The organization also had a 'Peeps' program for community leaders who provided charitable support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Orange County Women's Health Project (OCWHP) is a nonprofit advocacy organization that operated programs advancing women's health and gender equity in Orange County, California. Its offerings centered on annual Women's Health Summits, professional trainings (substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse reporting), the Healthy Teen Collective, the Domestic Violence & Health Collective, countywide data dashboards, task forces and policy briefs, and a donor/volunteer engagement program (Peeps). All educational resources were provided at no charge. The organization suspended operations in January 2024, with the Summit program transferred to UC Irvine.

Product overview

The Orange County Women's Health Project (OCWHP) is a nonprofit advocacy organization that operated as a platform of programs focused on advancing women's health and gender equity in Orange County, California. The organization suspended operations in January 2024 after over a decade of work. Its portfolio consists of multiple interconnected programs: the annual OC Women's Health Summits (the flagship convening bringing together hundreds of partners), the Healthy Teen Collective addressing teen health and dating violence, the Domestic Violence & Health Collective, Data Dashboards providing local health data, professional training programs, task forces producing policy briefs, and community engagement through the Peeps volunteer program. These programs worked together to identify women's health needs and disparities, educate stakeholders, and promote system and policy change through meaningful partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OC Women's Health Summits Annual convening bringing together healthcare providers, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and community stakeholders to address women's health issues and disparities in Orange County, including reproductive health, equity, and policy.
• Healthy Teen Collective Initiative promoting teen physical, mental, and emotional health and creating awareness about dating violence and sexual/reproductive coercion among teens in Orange County.
• Domestic Violence & Health Collective (DVHC) Collaborative initiative addressing the intersection of domestic violence and health, developing system and policy changes to better support survivors of domestic violence.
• Data Dashboards Countywide data resources tracking women's health metrics, disparities, and needs in Orange County to inform planning, advocacy, and research.
• Professional Trainings Continuing education trainings (with CEUs) for professionals including substance abuse treatment providers, domestic violence and health responders, and child abuse mandatory reporters. Provided at no charge before suspension.
• Task Forces & Policy Briefs Collaborative countywide working groups producing policy briefs and recommendations to address women's health disparities and gaps in Orange County.
• Resources & Publications Archival collection of OCWHP publications, health data resources, and domestic violence resources made available to stakeholders.
• Peeps Volunteer Program Donor and volunteer engagement program supporting OCWHP programs through special events, documentary screenings, and private receptions with thought leaders.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UC Irvine Public HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2023Long-term strategic partnership with UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. UC Irvine hosted and co-sponsored the annual OC Women's Health Summits. Following OCWHP's closure in January 2024, the Orange County Women's Health Summit program was transferred to UC Irvine, with the 11th Summit held at Beckman Center, Irvine in November 2025.
• Human OptionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomestic violence services partner providing 24-hour hotline and shelter services. Referenced on OCWHP website as a resource for individuals experiencing domestic violence in Orange County.
• Laura's HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomestic violence services partner providing 24-hour hotline and shelter services. Referenced on OCWHP website as a resource for individuals experiencing domestic violence in Orange County.
• Radiant FuturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomestic violence services partner providing 24-hour hotline and shelter services. Referenced on OCWHP website as a resource for individuals experiencing domestic violence in Orange County.
• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino CountiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in reproductive health initiatives and summit programming. Contributed speakers and message training to annual OC Women's Health Summits. Addressed local reproductive health landscape as panel participants.
• Healthcare, Nonprofit, Government, Academia, and Business PartnersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network of hundreds of partners across philanthropy, healthcare, nonprofit, government, academia, and business that worked together to advance women's health in Orange County over the organization's decade of operation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• California Women's Foundation: California-based nonprofit advancing gender equity through grantmaking, advocacy, and research. Closest analog in mission (women's health/equity in California) and organizational model (nonprofit convener and funder), though broader than OCWHP's hyper-local focus.
• Women's Foundation of Colorado: State-level women's foundation running research, grantmaking, and policy advocacy. Operationally analogous to OCWHP as a regional women's health funder/convener with research and data outputs, though focused on Colorado rather than California.
• OC Human Relations Council: Orange County-based nonprofit running community education, training, and convening on equity topics. Closely comparable scale, geography, and convening/training operating model to OCWHP, though broader than women's health specifically.

Broad incumbents

• Susan G. Komen (Orange County affiliate): Large disease-focused nonprofit with a local OC presence that combines convenings, community grants, training, and advocacy for women's health. Comparable structure (national brand + local convening/grantmaking in OC) but specialized to oncology.
• National Women's Health Network: National nonprofit policy and advocacy organization on women's health. Comparable in advocacy/training/coalition-building DNA to OCWHP, but operating at federal scale rather than county-level convening.
• Public Health Institute: California-based nonprofit public health organization operating programs, research, and policy work across diverse health topics. Comparable as a community-health nonprofit that convenes partners and produces data/policy outputs similar to OCWHP's Data Dashboards and Task Forces.

Emerging players

• Maternal Mental Health Now: Los Angeles-based nonprofit addressing maternal mental health through advocacy and community programs. Comparable as a small-staffed women's health nonprofit with advocacy, training, and convening activities in Southern California.

Direct peers

• Every Mother Counts: National nonprofit focused on maternal health equity through advocacy, grantmaking, and storytelling. Comparable mission (women's health equity, donor-funded advocacy model) and similar reliance on convenings and content to drive impact.
• Black Women's Health Imperative: National nonprofit focused on the health and wellness of Black women through advocacy, education, and research. Most directly comparable mission to OCWHP's health-equity-and-advocacy framing, scaled to a different population.
• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties: Direct programmatic partner of OCWHP that delivers reproductive health services and advocacy in the same Orange County geography; comparable as a women's reproductive health nonprofit operating data, advocacy, and convening functions in OC.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocwomenshealth

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