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Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvanians
$167M
Annual Federal Investment
48/67
Rural Counties Engaged
Spring '26
RFPs Opening Now

Pennsylvania: Rural Health at a Crossroads

2nd largest rural population in the U.S. — 48 of 67 counties classified rural.
Rural Pop.3.4M+
Rural Counties48/67
HPSA Coverage97%
MH ShortageStatewide
Rural Hospitals at Risk25+
Aging 65+ Rural20%+
The Challenge

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

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

48/67
Rural Counties
Nearly three-quarters of PA counties are classified rural — 2nd largest rural population in the nation.
25+
Rural Hospitals at Risk
Financially distressed rural hospitals threaten access across the Commonwealth.
20%+
Rural 65+ Population
PA has one of the oldest rural populations in the U.S., driving chronic-care demand.
97%
HPSA Coverage
Nearly every rural PA county is a designated Health Professional Shortage Area.
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
Northern TierTioga · Bradford · Susquehanna · Wayne · Pike · Potter · McKean~430K✓✓✓✓✓100
NorthwestErie · Warren · Crawford · Forest · Venango · Clarion~520K✓✓✓✓✓100
North CentralElk · Cameron · Clinton · Lycoming · Sullivan · Centre~320K✓✓✓✓✓100
South CentralBedford · Fulton · Huntingdon · Mifflin · Juniata · Perry · Franklin~410K✓✓✓✓✓100
Laurel Highlands / SWSomerset · Fayette · Greene · Washington · Indiana · Armstrong~640K✓✓✓✓✓100
Metro AnchorsPhiladelphia · Allegheny · Dauphin · Lehigh · Lancaster5.2M+✓✓✓✓✓100
STATEWIDEAll 67 Counties13M+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 Commonwealth agency that touches rural health.

RHTP succeeds only when Pennsylvania'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
  • PA Department of Health (DOH) — HPSA, EMS, chronic disease, rural hospital licensure
  • PA Office of Rural Health (PORH) — Penn State, federal rural health coordination
  • PA Rural Health Association (PRHA) — policy advocacy, workforce
  • PACHC — PA Assn. of Community Health Centers / FQHC network
  • PA Insurance Department — network adequacy, ACA/Pennie alignment
Human Services & Economic Security
  • PA Department of Human Services (DHS) — Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, OMHSAS
  • Office of Income Maintenance (OIM) — PA's economic-security front door
  • Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (OMHSAS)
  • Office of Long-Term Living — rural aging, home & community services
Education
  • PA Department of Education (PDE) — school health, CTE, career pathways
  • PA AHEC — Area Health Education Centers, workforce pipeline
  • PA Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) — scholarships, loan repayment
  • PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) — nursing, allied health
  • Intermediate Units (IU1–IU29) — regional K-12 coordination
Economic & Infrastructure
  • PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development (DCED)
  • PA Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) — rural connectivity
  • PA Dept. of Labor & Industry (L&I) — workforce boards, apprenticeships
  • PA Dept. of Agriculture — rural food systems, farm & ranch health
  • PA Dept. of Transportation (PennDOT) — rural access, NEMT
Aging & Community
  • PA Department of Aging — PA has one of the oldest rural populations in the U.S.
  • Area Agencies on Aging (52 AAAs) — county-level service coordination
  • PA Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs (DDAP)
  • PA Commission for Women / Veterans Affairs / LGBTQ Affairs
Oversight & Executive
  • Governor's Office — RHTP lead coordination
  • PA Center for Rural PA — legislative research agency
  • PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
  • Auditor General / Treasury — RHTP accountability & disbursement
  • County Commissioners Assn. of PA (CCAP)
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 Commonwealth 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 Pennsylvania.

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 Pennsylvania.

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
PA
PA Rural Health Leader
Seat reserved · PA Rural Health Association / PACHC
PA
PA Education Leader
Seat reserved · PA Dept. of Education / PSEA / PA AHEC
PA
PA Health System Leader
Seat reserved · Penn State Health / UPMC / Geisinger / Jefferson
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 67 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 Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania'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.