diff --git a/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/__init__.py b/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/__init__.py
index d142d7fd..44dc6ed9 100644
--- a/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/__init__.py
+++ b/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from opentakserver.blueprints.ots_api.group_api import group_api
 from opentakserver.blueprints.ots_api.eud_stats_api import eud_stats_blueprint
 from opentakserver.blueprints.ots_api.plugin_api import plugin_blueprint
+from opentakserver.blueprints.ots_api.health_api import health_api
 
 ots_api = Blueprint("ots_api", __name__)
 ots_api.register_blueprint(api_blueprint)
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@
 ots_api.register_blueprint(eud_stats_blueprint)
 ots_api.register_blueprint(plugin_blueprint)
 ots_api.register_blueprint(token_api_blueprint)
+ots_api.register_blueprint(health_api)
diff --git a/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/health_api.py b/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/health_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c69b7cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentakserver/blueprints/ots_api/health_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
+from flask_security import auth_required
+
+from opentakserver.health import cot_parser, eud_handler
+
+# Blueprint for health endpoints
+health_api = Blueprint("health_api", __name__)
+
+
+@health_api.route("/api/health/ots")
+@auth_required()
+def health_ots():
+    """Placeholder health check for OTS."""
+    return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
+
+
+@health_api.route("/api/health/cot")
+@auth_required()
+def health_cot():
+    """Health check for the CoT parser service."""
+    service_state = cot_parser.query_systemd()
+    log_lines = cot_parser.tail_ots_log_for_cot_parser_entries()
+    log_errors = cot_parser.find_errors(log_lines)
+    rabbit_ok = cot_parser.rabbitmq_check()
+
+    status = cot_parser.compute_status(service_state, log_errors, rabbit_ok)
+    status["timestamp"] = cot_parser.current_timestamp()
+
+    strict = request.args.get("strict", "false").lower() == "true"
+    code = 200
+    if strict and status["overall"] != "healthy":
+        code = 503
+
+    return jsonify(status), code
+
+
+@health_api.route("/api/health/eud")
+@auth_required()
+def health_eud():
+    """Health check for the EUD handler service."""
+    service_state = eud_handler.query_systemd()
+    log_lines = eud_handler.tail_ots_log_for_eud_handler_entries()
+    log_errors = eud_handler.find_errors(log_lines)
+    rabbit_ok = eud_handler.rabbitmq_check()
+
+    status = eud_handler.compute_status(service_state, log_errors, rabbit_ok)
+    status["timestamp"] = eud_handler.current_timestamp()
+
+    strict = request.args.get("strict", "false").lower() == "true"
+    code = 200
+    if strict and status["overall"] != "healthy":
+        code = 503
+
+    return jsonify(status), code
+
diff --git a/opentakserver/health/__init__.py b/opentakserver/health/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b48ae5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentakserver/health/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""Health utilities for OpenTAKServer."""
+
diff --git a/opentakserver/health/cot_parser.py b/opentakserver/health/cot_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9782812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentakserver/health/cot_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import os
+import re
+import socket
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterable, List
+
+COT_PARSER_SERVICE = os.getenv("COT_PARSER_SERVICE", "cot_parser.service")
+OTS_DATA_FOLDER = os.getenv("OTS_DATA_FOLDER", os.path.join(Path.home(), "ots"))
+COT_PARSER_LOG = os.getenv(
+    "COT_PARSER_LOG",
+    os.path.join(OTS_DATA_FOLDER, "logs", "opentakserver.log"),
+)
+RABBIT_HOST = os.getenv("RABBIT_HOST", "localhost")
+RABBIT_PORT = int(os.getenv("RABBIT_PORT", "5672"))
+ERROR_PATTERN = os.getenv("COT_PARSER_ERROR_REGEX", r"(ERROR|Exception|Traceback)")
+ERROR_REGEX = re.compile(ERROR_PATTERN, re.IGNORECASE)
+LOG_TAG = "cot_parser"
+
+
+def query_systemd(service: str = COT_PARSER_SERVICE) -> str:
+    """
+    Returns one of: active, inactive, failed, activating, deactivating, reloading, unknown
+    """
+    # First try: is-active (simplest, stable output)
+    try:
+        completed = subprocess.run(
+            ["systemctl", "is-active", service],
+            check=False,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        state = completed.stdout.strip()
+        if state:  # active/inactive/failed/...
+            return state
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # Fallback: show ActiveState
+    try:
+        completed = subprocess.run(
+            ["systemctl", "show", service, "--property=ActiveState", "--value"],
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return completed.stdout.strip()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return f"error: {exc}"
+
+
+def tail_ots_log_for_cot_parser_entries(
+    path: str = COT_PARSER_LOG, lines: int = 100, tag: str = LOG_TAG
+) -> List[str]:
+    """Return the last ``lines`` from the OTS log produced by ``cot_parser``."""
+    try:
+        with open(path, "rb") as fh:
+            fh.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
+            size = fh.tell()
+            block = 1024
+            data = bytearray()
+            while size > 0 and data.count(b"\n") <= lines:
+                step = min(block, size)
+                size -= step
+                fh.seek(size)
+                data = fh.read(step) + data
+            log_lines = data.decode(errors="ignore").splitlines()
+            return [line for line in log_lines if tag in line][-lines:]
+    except OSError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - exercised via tests
+        return [f"error: {exc}"]
+
+
+def find_errors(lines: Iterable[str]) -> List[str]:
+    """Filter log lines that match ``ERROR_REGEX``."""
+    return [line for line in lines if ERROR_REGEX.search(line)]
+
+
+def rabbitmq_check(host: str = RABBIT_HOST, port: int = RABBIT_PORT, timeout: float = 1.0) -> bool:
+    """Attempt a TCP connection to RabbitMQ and return whether it succeeded."""
+    try:
+        with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout):
+            return True
+    except OSError:  # pragma: no cover - exercised via tests
+        return False
+
+
+def compute_status(service_state: str, log_errors: List[str], rabbitmq_ok: bool) -> dict:
+    """Compute component and overall health status."""
+    components = {
+        "service": service_state,
+        "logs": "errors" if log_errors else "error-free",
+        "rabbitmq": "up" if rabbitmq_ok else "down",
+    }
+    problems: List[str] = []
+    if service_state != "active":
+        problems.append("cot_parser service inactive")
+    if log_errors:
+        problems.append("errors detected in log")
+    if not rabbitmq_ok:
+        problems.append("rabbitmq unreachable")
+
+    # Determine operational status
+    overall = "non-operational" 
+    if rabbitmq_ok and service_state == "active":
+        overall = "operational-"
+        if log_errors:
+            overall += "errors"
+        else:
+            overall += "healthy"
+    
+    return {
+        "status": overall,
+        "components": components,
+        "problems": problems,
+    }
+
+
+def current_timestamp() -> str:
+    """Return an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp."""
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
diff --git a/opentakserver/health/eud_handler.py b/opentakserver/health/eud_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a5f6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentakserver/health/eud_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import os
+import re
+import socket
+import subprocess
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterable, List
+
+EUD_HANDLER_SERVICE = os.getenv("EUD_HANDLER_SERVICE", "eud_handler.service")
+OTS_DATA_FOLDER = os.getenv("OTS_DATA_FOLDER", os.path.join(Path.home(), "ots"))
+EUD_HANDLER_LOG = os.getenv(
+    "EUD_HANDLER_LOG",
+    os.path.join(OTS_DATA_FOLDER, "logs", "opentakserver.log"),
+)
+RABBIT_HOST = os.getenv("RABBIT_HOST", "localhost")
+RABBIT_PORT = int(os.getenv("RABBIT_PORT", "5672"))
+ERROR_PATTERN = os.getenv("EUD_HANDLER_ERROR_REGEX", r"(ERROR|Exception|Traceback)")
+ERROR_REGEX = re.compile(ERROR_PATTERN, re.IGNORECASE)
+LOG_TAG = "eud_handler"
+
+
+def query_systemd(service: str = EUD_HANDLER_SERVICE) -> str:
+    """Returns one of: active, inactive, failed, activating, deactivating, reloading, unknown"""
+    # First try: is-active (simplest, stable output)
+    try:
+        completed = subprocess.run(
+            ["systemctl", "is-active", service],
+            check=False,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        state = completed.stdout.strip()
+        if state:  # active/inactive/failed/...
+            return state
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    # Fallback: show ActiveState
+    try:
+        completed = subprocess.run(
+            ["systemctl", "show", service, "--property=ActiveState", "--value"],
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        return completed.stdout.strip()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        return f"error: {exc}"
+
+
+def tail_ots_log_for_eud_handler_entries(
+    path: str = EUD_HANDLER_LOG, lines: int = 100, tag: str = LOG_TAG
+) -> List[str]:
+    """Return the last ``lines`` from the OTS log produced by ``eud_handler``."""
+    try:
+        with open(path, "rb") as fh:
+            fh.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
+            size = fh.tell()
+            block = 1024
+            data = bytearray()
+            while size > 0 and data.count(b"\n") <= lines:
+                step = min(block, size)
+                size -= step
+                fh.seek(size)
+                data = fh.read(step) + data
+            log_lines = data.decode(errors="ignore").splitlines()
+            return [line for line in log_lines if tag in line][-lines:]
+    except OSError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - exercised via tests
+        return [f"error: {exc}"]
+
+
+def find_errors(lines: Iterable[str]) -> List[str]:
+    """Filter log lines that match ``ERROR_REGEX``."""
+    return [line for line in lines if ERROR_REGEX.search(line)]
+
+
+def rabbitmq_check(host: str = RABBIT_HOST, port: int = RABBIT_PORT, timeout: float = 1.0) -> bool:
+    """Attempt a TCP connection to RabbitMQ and return whether it succeeded."""
+    try:
+        with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=timeout):
+            return True
+    except OSError:  # pragma: no cover - exercised via tests
+        return False
+
+
+def compute_status(service_state: str, log_errors: List[str], rabbitmq_ok: bool) -> dict:
+    """Compute component and overall health status."""
+    components = {
+        "service": service_state,
+        "logs": "errors" if log_errors else "error-free",
+        "rabbitmq": "up" if rabbitmq_ok else "down",
+    }
+    problems: List[str] = []
+    if service_state != "active":
+        problems.append("eud_handler service inactive")
+    if log_errors:
+        problems.append("errors detected in log")
+    if not rabbitmq_ok:
+        problems.append("rabbitmq unreachable")
+
+    # Determine operational status
+    overall = "non-operational"
+    if rabbitmq_ok and service_state == "active":
+        overall = "operational-"
+        if log_errors:
+            overall += "errors"
+        else:
+            overall += "healthy"
+
+    return {
+        "status": overall,
+        "components": components,
+        "problems": problems,
+    }
+
+
+def current_timestamp() -> str:
+    """Return an ISO 8601 UTC timestamp."""
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
diff --git a/tests/test_health_api.py b/tests/test_health_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00aad254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_health_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+
+def test_health_endpoints(auth):
+    for endpoint in ("ots", "eud"):
+        response = auth.get(f"/api/health/{endpoint}")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_health_cot_healthy(auth):
+    with patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.query_systemd", return_value="active"), \
+        patch(
+            "opentakserver.health.cot_parser.tail_ots_log_for_cot_parser_entries",
+            return_value=["all good"],
+        ), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.find_errors", return_value=[]), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.rabbitmq_check", return_value=True):
+        response = auth.get("/api/health/cot")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json
+    assert data["overall"] == "healthy"
+    assert data["problems"] == []
+    assert "timestamp" in data
+
+
+def test_health_cot_unhealthy_strict(auth):
+    with patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.query_systemd", return_value="inactive"), \
+        patch(
+            "opentakserver.health.cot_parser.tail_ots_log_for_cot_parser_entries",
+            return_value=["error"],
+        ), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.find_errors", return_value=["error"]), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.cot_parser.rabbitmq_check", return_value=False):
+        response = auth.get("/api/health/cot?strict=true")
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    data = response.json
+    assert data["overall"] == "unhealthy"
+    assert data["problems"]
+
+
+def test_health_eud_healthy(auth):
+    with patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.query_systemd", return_value="active"), \
+        patch(
+            "opentakserver.health.eud_handler.tail_ots_log_for_eud_handler_entries",
+            return_value=["all good"],
+        ), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.find_errors", return_value=[]), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.rabbitmq_check", return_value=True):
+        response = auth.get("/api/health/eud")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json
+    assert data["overall"] == "healthy"
+    assert data["problems"] == []
+    assert "timestamp" in data
+
+
+def test_health_eud_unhealthy_strict(auth):
+    with patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.query_systemd", return_value="inactive"), \
+        patch(
+            "opentakserver.health.eud_handler.tail_ots_log_for_eud_handler_entries",
+            return_value=["error"],
+        ), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.find_errors", return_value=["error"]), \
+        patch("opentakserver.health.eud_handler.rabbitmq_check", return_value=False):
+        response = auth.get("/api/health/eud?strict=true")
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    data = response.json
+    assert data["overall"] == "unhealthy"
+    assert data["problems"]
+
+
+def test_health_requires_auth(client):
+    for endpoint in ("ots", "cot", "eud"):
+        response = client.get(f"/api/health/{endpoint}")
+        assert response.status_code in (401, 302)