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Ohio RHTP Response · $167M Federal Investment

A statewide operating system for rural health transformation.

The Force for Health® Network is a turnkey, data-rich, mixed-media platform purpose-built for Ohio's Rural Health Transformation Program — reaching 100% of rural rooftops and the top 20 leaders across all 5 sectors in every county.

3.4M+
Rural Ohions
$167M
Annual Federal Investment
32/88
Rural Counties Engaged
Spring '26
RFPs Opening Now

Ohio: Rural Health at a Crossroads

Appalachian heart of America — 32 of 88 counties classified rural, with the largest rural population in the Midwest.
Rural Pop.2.2M+
Rural Counties32/88
HPSA Counties80+
MH ShortageStatewide
CAHs33
Medicaid Covered3M+
The Challenge

Ohio's rural health crisis can't be solved in silos.

Scattered programs, duplicated tech spend, and disconnected data have left 3.4M+ rural Ohions under-served. RHTP is the once-in-a-generation chance to fix it — but only if the State moves as one system.

32/88
Rural Counties
Appalachian Ohio and the rural western tier carry the heaviest chronic-disease and workforce burdens in the state.
33
Critical Access Hospitals
Ohio's rural hospitals are under mounting financial pressure and staffing gaps.
3M+
Medicaid Enrollees
Rural counties carry the highest Medicaid enrollment density in Ohio.
80+
HPSA Counties
Primary care, mental health, and dental HPSAs blanket rural Ohio.
The Solution

Six integrated modules, mapped to every RHTP priority.

One platform. One login. Every stakeholder — leaders, clinicians, students, families, funders — on the same shared operating system.

THE FORCE FOR HEALTH NETWORK HUB
Hover a gear to meet Dr. Rob or Coach Lucy · each module connects to the Hub and to its neighbors — maximum force, minimum silo.
PHIT Data Hub141 data panels, zip-level, EHR-ready
Chamber of Health®600 leaders · 5 sectors · every county
360° Academy11 body systems · Dr. Rob AI · 30+ languages
Reality Health GamesCoins, badges, leaderboards, fundraising
Omni-Media ProducerEvery rooftop, every channel, QR-tracked
Workforce Training HubWhite-label academies, compliant, scalable
Chamber of Health® Statewide Reach

600 community leaders. 100% sector coverage. Every county.

A trained local Director in each of six regions activates the top 20 leaders across all five sectors — Education, Healthcare, Public, Private, and Non-Profit/Human Services — creating a boots-on-the-ground network no other vendor can match.

6
Regional Directors
5
Sectors per Region
20
Top Leaders per Sector
600
Statewide Leader Network
Region Counties Population Edu Health Public Private Non-Profit Leaders
Appalachian SEAthens · Hocking · Meigs · Morgan · Noble · Vinton · Monroe · Washington~310K✓✓✓✓✓100
SouthernAdams · Scioto · Pike · Jackson · Lawrence · Gallia · Highland~290K✓✓✓✓✓100
Western RuralDarke · Mercer · Auglaize · Van Wert · Paulding · Putnam · Preble~280K✓✓✓✓✓100
NorthwestWilliams · Defiance · Henry · Fulton · Wood · Hancock · Seneca~400K✓✓✓✓✓100
North Central / NE RuralAshtabula · Wayne · Holmes · Ashland · Crawford · Wyandot · Tuscarawas~520K✓✓✓✓✓100
Metro AnchorsCuyahoga · Franklin · Hamilton · Lucas · Summit · Montgomery5.2M+✓✓✓✓✓100
STATEWIDEAll 88 Counties11.8M+100%100%100%100%100%600
Every region. Every sector. One shared CRM, project manager, and digital collaboration OS.
State Agencies Served

One operating system. Every State agency that touches rural health.

RHTP succeeds only when Ohio's agencies stop emailing spreadsheets and start sharing a single data layer, CRM, and campaign engine. FFH is engineered to plug directly into every agency below — with role-based dashboards, shared KPIs, and unified reporting at zip-code, county, and state levels.

Health
  • Ohio Department of Health (ODH) — licensure, HPSA, EMS, chronic disease
  • Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) — Medicaid managed care
  • Ohio State University Extension — Rural Health
  • Ohio Rural Health Association — policy & workforce advocacy
  • OACHC — Ohio Assn. of Community Health Centers / FQHC network
  • Ohio Department of Insurance — network adequacy, coverage
Human Services & Economic Security
  • Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) — SNAP, TANF, child welfare, workforce
  • Ohio Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services (OhioMHAS)
  • Ohio Dept. of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)
  • Ohio Children's Trust Fund — prevention & family support
  • Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD)
Education
  • Ohio Dept. of Education & Workforce (DEW) — school health, CTE
  • Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE)
  • Ohio AHEC Program Office — Area Health Education Centers
  • Ohio State, Case Western, U of Cincinnati, NEOMED — medical/nursing schools
  • Ohio Educational Service Centers (52 ESCs) — regional K-12 coordination
Economic & Infrastructure
  • JobsOhio — private economic development partner
  • BroadbandOhio — rural connectivity & Residential Broadband Grants
  • Ohio Dept. of Development (DOD) — community development, CDBG
  • Ohio Dept. of Agriculture — rural food systems, farm & ranch health
  • Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) — rural access, NEMT
Aging & Community
  • Ohio Department of Aging (ODA)
  • Area Agencies on Aging (12 AAAs) — regional service coordination
  • RecoveryOhio — behavioral health & opioid response
  • Ohio Dept. of Veterans Services
  • Minority Health Commission & Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs
Oversight & Executive
  • Governor's Office — RHTP lead coordination
  • Governor's Office of Appalachia
  • Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA)
  • State Auditor / Treasurer — RHTP accountability & disbursement
  • County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO)
Multi-Agency Aggregation, Built In.
Every agency above can be provisioned its own role-based workspace inside the FFH Network — with shared KPIs, cross-agency rollups, joint campaign tools, and one unified reporting view. No more emailing spreadsheets. No more duplicated tech spend. One State operating system for rural health.
Proven at Scale

Not a concept. A proven, operating statewide architecture — ready to activate.

FFH has already deployed a white-label statewide health platform — with the relationships, compliance posture, and healthcare integration to prove it — ready to light up in Ohio.

360SCDHub

Sickle Cell Foundation — Statewide White-Label

FFH built and deployed SCFA's statewide white-label health platform, integrating with state newborn screening, multiple hospital systems, and workforce training pipelines — demonstrating the same architecture ready to deploy across Ohio.

Omni-Media Reach

Every Rural Rooftop, Every Channel

FFH's Omni-Media Producer coordinates video, podcast, social, broadcast, print, and digital storytelling into one campaign engine. Interactive community magazines reach every rural rooftop with QR-coded pages that bridge directly into digital resources, partner directories, incentives, and workforce pipelines — with source tracking on every asset.

Multi-Agency Hub

Built-In Aggregation & Collaboration

One shared CRM, project manager, and data layer lets multiple agencies — state, county, school district, hospital, non-profit — work together on the same dashboard instead of emailing spreadsheets. Cross-agency rollups, shared KPIs, joint campaigns, and unified reporting surface outcomes at zip-code, county, and state levels.

Network of Advisors

The caliber of leadership behind this work.

RC
Dr. Richard Carmona
17th Surgeon General of the United States
DD
Donald Donahue
President, WADEM — World Assn. of Disaster Emergency Medicine
OH
OH Rural Health Leader
Seat reserved · Ohio Rural Health Assn / OACHC
OH
OH Education Leader
Seat reserved · ODE / Ohio AHEC / OBR
OH
OH Health System Leader
Seat reserved · Cleveland Clinic / OSU Wexner / UH / OhioHealth
Who This Is For

Three audiences. One shared operating system.

Track 1

Healthcare Leaders

  • White-label Academy for staff onboarding & clinical education
  • Certified Patient program with reportable outcomes
  • EHR-ready (FHIR/Epic/Oracle) with FERPA, HIPAA, WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Workforce Accelerator connecting 20+ university programs
  • 60-70% reduction in per-org tech costs via shared infrastructure
Book a Health System Briefing
Track 2

State & Rural Health Leaders

  • PHIT dashboards: 141 panels at zip-code level across 88 counties
  • Real-time workforce gap analysis & ROI simulators
  • Chamber of Health Directors in all 6 regions
  • Broadband Stakeholders Network & Workforce Action Group alignment
  • $1 / person / year — under 6% of the $167M RHTP envelope
Schedule an RHTP Strategy Call
Track 3

Community & Chamber Leaders

  • Interactive health magazine delivered to every rural rooftop
  • Virtual Wellness Clubs & gamified group engagement
  • Fundraising benefits tied to participation milestones
  • QR-code activation bridging print to digital resources
  • Rural Library activation as population health hubs
Become a Chamber Director
Investment Model

$1 per person, per year — statewide coverage.

Under 6% of Ohio's annual RHTP allocation. Every rural rooftop. Every top-20 leader. Every county. One shared platform.

$2M
Annual Investment (2M reached)
$10M
5-Year Total (<6% of RHTP)
100%
Rural Rooftop Reach
140+
Zip-Level Data Sources
Multi-Agency
Built-In Aggregation & Reporting

Let's build Ohio's rural health operating system — together.

Schedule a 30-minute strategy call with Lucy Howell, CEO. We'll walk your team through the platform, the Chamber of Health reach model, and the RHTP alignment.

Or email lucy@theforceforhealth.com directly.