Public health consulting and technology firm helping government health departments modernize through AI, AWS and Salesforce development, training and strategic planning.
Flourish and Thrive Labs, LLC is a public health consulting and technology firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Grayslake, Illinois. The company works with government health departments on modernization programmes, combining AI solutions, strategic planning, training and custom development on AWS and the Salesforce platform. Its technical work spans artificial intelligence, cloud development, public health informatics and digital modernization for the public sector.
Two proprietary offerings anchor the practice. PH360 is an AI platform designed to support health department modernization and day-to-day operations. The THRIVE Methodology structures client engagements around capacity building, with the explicit aim that a department's own teams can sustain and extend the delivered solutions once a project concludes. The firm's stated approach weighs compliance, security and human factors alongside technical delivery, and favours close study of public-sector constraints over generic technology rollouts.
The team is composed exclusively of former public health officials who have led health departments and managed programmes. It was founded by Jefferson and Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit; Jefferson previously served as a health department chief information officer. The firm is an SBA 8(a)-certified, woman-owned small business, and describes its vision in terms of flourishing for people and thriving communities.
