# Grapevine Health

> Grapevine Health is a Washington, DC-based digital health media company founded by physician and epidemiologist Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick. It creates culturally relevant, plain-language health content and delivers it through trusted messengers, street-level conversations, and an SMS platform called HealthText to raise health literacy and build trust among Medicaid enrollees and other underserved communities.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- **Founders:** Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees
- **Products:** HealthText, Patient Outreach & Engagement, Health Communication & Digital Media, Speakers & Experts
- **Notable:** Founder Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick named a 2017 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow, Awarded a National Science Foundation SBIR grant to build the HealthText SMS platform, Featured by the Washingtonian for using technology to improve health in DC communities

## Products & services

- **HealthText** — A culturally appropriate, SMS-based digital platform delivering plain-language health information and reminders to Medicaid enrollees and other populations often omitted from digital health tools. Supported by an NSF SBIR grant.
- **Patient Outreach & Engagement** — On-the-street and virtual health conversations that answer questions about acute and chronic conditions, clarify information, and correct misinformation.
- **Health Communication & Digital Media** — Culturally relevant videos, podcasts, and blog content delivered through trusted messengers, including the 'Ask the Doctor' video series.
- **Speakers & Experts** — A roster of clinicians and health experts, emphasizing Black and Latinx providers, who serve as trusted messengers in communities.

## Achievements

- Founder Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick named a 2017 Aspen Institute Health Innovator Fellow
- Awarded a National Science Foundation SBIR grant to build the HealthText SMS platform
- Featured by the Washingtonian for using technology to improve health in DC communities
- Profiled by the McNulty Foundation for using trusted voices to counter medical misinformation

## Latest updates

- **2023-12** — Washingtonian profiled Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick and Grapevine Health's use of technology to improve health outcomes in DC.
- **2021-05** — Raised a Seed round to expand its health media and patient engagement work.

## Links

- Website: https://grapevinehealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/grapevinehealth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/healthgrapevine
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrapevineHealth/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grapevinehealth/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grapevinehealth
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gvhealth

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Last updated: 2026-08-05