American Samoa Department of Health

What American Samoa Department of Health does

The American Samoa Department of Health is the territorial government health agency responsible for protecting and improving the health of American Samoa's approximately 55,000 residents. The department delivers a comprehensive portfolio of clinical services — primary care, dental, women's health, pharmacy, behavioral health, well-baby, nutrition, drug and alcohol testing, and surveillance — through a network of community health centers located at Tafuna, Fagaalu, Amouli, and Leone on Tutuila island, plus Ofu and Ta'u in the remote Manu'a Islands. The Tafuna Satellite Pharmacy, operated in partnership with LBJ TMC Pharmacy, provides integrated same-day prescription fills and next-day chronic medication refills.

Beyond clinical care, the department administers an extensive portfolio of public health programs funded by federal partners. These include the Family to Family Health Information Center (HRSA-funded, serving ~61 active clients), the CDC-funded Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program and Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Division, the Immunization Program with the TamaWebIz registry, the Tobacco and Diabetes Prevention Program, the Helping Hands Early Intervention Program, and the WHO-collaborative Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program targeting community prevalence below 1%. The Public Health Emergency Preparedness Division maintains capacity to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and biological/chemical/nuclear/radiological events.

As a territorial government entity, the department is funded entirely through federal cooperative agreements (CDC, HRSA) and government appropriations rather than commercial revenue. It participates in the 340-B drug pricing program to provide discounted medications. There are no parent companies, subsidiaries, shareholders, or M&A structures. The operating model is community-led public health delivery with services promoted through community outreach, schools, churches, and social media channels.

Name

American Samoa Department of Health

Legal name

American Samoa Department of Health

Website

https://doh.as

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The American Samoa Department of Health is the territorial government health agency delivering clinical care, preventive services, and public health programs to the residents of American Samoa through a network of community health centers and federally-funded disease control initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAE

Territorial/Island Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYBPAIAJAB

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

SECONDARYBPAIABAH

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

Keywords

• Public health services
• Primary care clinics
• Disease surveillance
• Maternal child health
• Immunization programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pago Pago

HQ country

American Samoa

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The American Samoa Department of Health is a government agency funded primarily through federal grants and government appropriations. Major funding sources include CDC, HRSA, and other federal health agencies to support various public health programs and services.
2. 340-B Drug Pricing Program: The department participates in the 340-B drug pricing program which allows the pharmacy to provide discounted medications, including free medication for children and adults with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) through the Manumalo Le Alofa Clinic.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The American Samoa Department of Health is a territorial government agency that delivers clinical, preventive, and public health services to residents of American Samoa. It operates community health centers, dental clinics, women's health services, pharmacy, behavioral health, well-baby care, nutrition services, drug and alcohol testing, disease surveillance, and a wide array of federally funded public health programs.

Product overview

American Samoa Department of Health operates as a government healthcare department providing a comprehensive portfolio of health services and public health programs. The core clinical services include Primary Care Services (primary care clinic for general health maintenance and chronic disease management), Dental Services, Women's Health Care Services (prenatal, gynecological, and cancer screening), Pharmacy (satellite pharmacy at Tafuna), Behavioral Health Services, Well Baby Services, Nutrition and Dietetics, Drug and Alcohol Testing, and Surveillance Services. Supporting these clinical offerings are specialized public health programs administered through various divisions including Family to Family Health Information Center (supporting children with special healthcare needs), Helping Babies Hear (newborn hearing screening), Environmental Health Services, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Division, Maternal and Child Health Program, Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program (BCCEDP), Helping Hands Early Intervention Program, Tobacco and Diabetes Prevention Program, American Samoa Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Immunization Program (with TamaWebIz registry), Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program (WHO collaboration), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Division, and HIV/STD/TB/Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 61 active clients in Family to Family Health Information Center program

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between the American Samoa Department of Health and WHO as part of the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. American Samoa is the only U.S. territory with evidence of ongoing lymphatic filariasis transmission. The partnership aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis through mass drug administration programs targeting community prevalence below 1%.
• LBJ TMC PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between AS Community Health Centers and LBJ TMC Pharmacy to operate the Tafuna Satellite Pharmacy inside the health center. The partnership enables same-day prescription fills and next-day refills for chronic maintenance medications.
• AS Community Health CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with AS Community Health Centers to operate the Tafuna Satellite Pharmacy and provide integrated pharmacy services at community health center locations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services: Territorial public health agency for Guam, a U.S. Pacific territory. Provides clinical preventive and public health services to a similarly small island population with comparable federal funding dependencies and CDC/HRSA partnerships.
• CNMI Department of Public Health: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands public health agency serving a small Pacific island population under U.S. territorial jurisdiction. Operates with a comparable mix of community health centers, federal grants, and island-wide public health programs.
• U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health: Territorial health department serving the U.S. Virgin Islands with comparable scope including primary care, behavioral health, maternal/child health, and federal CDC/HRSA funding streams. Serves as a useful comparability point for budget and program structure.

Regional players

• Puerto Rico Department of Health: Territorial health department for Puerto Rico, a much larger U.S. territory. Operates the same public health administration model with federal funding but at greater scale, providing structural comparability on funding mechanisms rather than scale.
• Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services: National health authority for Palau, a small Pacific island nation that receives U.S. Compact funding. Operates a comparable primary-care-and-public-health model across remote island geography.
• Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services: Health ministry for the Republic of the Marshall Islands serving a small Pacific island population with Compact-funded federal support. Comparable in scope (community health centers, disease elimination, immunization) and size.
• Federated States of Micronesia Department of Health and Social Affairs: National health authority for the FSM, a Compact-funded Pacific island nation. Operates a similar multi-island public health delivery model and works with CDC and WHO on communicable disease programs.

Broad incumbents

• Hawaii State Department of Health: State-level public health agency with similar island geography, multicultural population, and a comparable mix of federal cooperative agreements and direct-service programs. Operates at significantly larger scale than a territorial department.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/americansamoadoh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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