# JPA Health

> JPA Health is an independent, woman-owned healthcare communications agency that combines public relations, marketing, patient advocacy, medical communications, public affairs, investor relations, and AI-assisted research. Founded by Carrie Jones in Washington in 2007, it expanded from a specialist public-affairs firm into a global group of more than 150 people through a 2022 growth recapitalization and three acquisitions in 2023 and 2024.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Carrie Jones (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Public relations and public affairs, Marketing and omnichannel engagement, Patient advocacy, GRETEL, Medical communications and learning solutions
- **Notable:** Grew from a two-person operation to more than 150 specialists across six offices., Named 2025 Med Comms Agency of the Year at the Manny Awards., Named PR Daily's Agency of the Year in 2023 and included in MM+M's Agency 100.

## Products & services

- **Public relations and public affairs** — Corporate communications, earned media, policy outreach, crisis counsel, and stakeholder engagement for health organizations.
- **Marketing and omnichannel engagement** — Brand strategy, creative campaigns, digital experiences, paid and owned media, and patient or professional engagement.
- **Patient advocacy** — Research-led programs that connect companies, nonprofits, patients, caregivers, and professional communities.
- **GRETEL** — A proprietary healthcare insights engine used for stakeholder mapping, conversation analysis, predictive content planning, and Connectability scoring.
- **Medical communications and learning solutions** — Scientific platforms, medical affairs support, HCP engagement, behavioral-science-led education, serious games, and learning experiences, expanded through BioCentric.
- **AI and research solutions** — Custom predictive analytics, natural-language processing, segmentation, data visualization, and human-guided AI research, expanded through True North Solutions.
- **Investor relations** — Capital-markets positioning and communications for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device companies.
- **HEOR and market access** — Evidence, value communication, and market-access support across the product lifecycle.

## Achievements

- Grew from a two-person operation to more than 150 specialists across six offices.
- Named 2025 Med Comms Agency of the Year at the Manny Awards.
- Named PR Daily's Agency of the Year in 2023 and included in MM+M's Agency 100.
- Completed three acquisitions between October 2023 and July 2024: True North Solutions, BioCentric, and akt health.
- The No One Missed lung-cancer campaign reported 50 million impressions, more than 1,000 media hits, and participation from over 30 partners.
- The Getting Out of the Rough campaign reported 301,000 website visitors, 2.4 million video completions, and a 337% increase in monthly medical-oncology patient visits.
- Built and launched the AVIBELA global product hub in under six weeks; it recorded 1,623 users and more than 2,300 page views in its first month.
- Won a multi-year, multi-million-dollar SAMHSA contract for a national recovery campaign in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Acquired True North Solutions, adding predictive analytics, visualization, AI, and natural-language-processing expertise.
- **2024-05** — Acquired BioCentric, adding medical communications, scientific platforms, learning experiences, serious games, and offices near Philadelphia and in Lausanne.
- **2024-07** — Acquired London-based akt health, deepening UK and EU communications expertise and bringing the combined team to nearly 150 people.
- **2025-01** — Launched an investor-relations practice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device clients.
- **2025-04** — Won Med Comms Agency of the Year at the 2025 Manny Awards; the agency reported more than 150 specialists across six offices.
- **2025-11** — Published an AI-enhanced brand-protection framework for measuring how brand narratives appear across media, social platforms, the web, and leading language models.

## Links

- Website: https://jpa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jpa-health
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JPAHealthComm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JPAHealth/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24