Elevated Health and Community

Elevating individual health and building community, one event at a time!

Mission

Our mission is to disrupt health disparities and build a more human-centered healthcare system by strengthening patient advocacy, creating inclusive community health experiences, and equipping and cultivating equity-driven healthcare leaders and institutions.

Vision

We envision a future where high-quality, socially equitable healthcare is the standard—not a privilege. Our goal is to shift the system from a “sick care” model to one that prioritizes overall health and well-being, and every patient is empowered with the access, information, and resources needed to make informed decisions about their health.

What We Do

We bridge the gap between our communities and the healthcare systems built to support them:

Patient Advocacy: We provide direct support during appointments and care navigation, especially for those who do not have additional people to support them during their care journey and are impacted by chronic illness, systemic bias, or care disparities.
Health Literacy & Access: We partner with community, healthcare, and social support organizations to offer community-centered health engagements that provide the access, information, and resources community members need to take control of their health journey and make informed, high-quality decisions about their health.
Community Health Initiatives & Campaigns: We partner with patient-serving facilities and organizations to turn well-intentions into impact through the co-creation of culturally affirming and accessible community health engagements.

How We Partner With You

We partner with healthcare systems, hospitals, FQHCs, and nonprofits to provide:

Access to Community-Based Organization Networks

Patient Appointment Preparation Advocacy (PAPA)

Community Health Initiatives & Campaigns

Workforce Culture & Wellbeing Development

Medi-Cal and Medicare billing eligible for CHW services.

Download Our PAPA Program Overview

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PAST EVENTS

✅ Virtual Challenge from Sept 13–20, 2025: All registrants received a finisher’s medal, Anthem tote, and premium swag from On Running & Hydrapak + access to prizes & giveaways all week!

NJ4R Virtual Challenge In-Person Meet-Up & Vendor Fair at Crocker Park, Sacramento on Sat, Sept 13, 2025 from 8:30am - 12:00pm.

Free vendor spot for small businesses, community organizations and food trucks!

⏰ Vendor Fair starts at 8:30 AM

💜 Community walk/run/roll led by @blkgirlsrunit at 9:30 AM

Hands-on self-defense instruction from King Krav Maga (ages 10+) and mindfulness discussion led by former FBI Special Agent Tiffany Martin

Hosting a morning dedicated to physical safety, confidence, and mental resilience on Saturday, September 20 from 9:00–11:00 AM at Woodlake Park (500 Arden Way, Sacramento) .

Free snacks and water will be provided. On-site childcare for children ages 2 and up will be available through EmpowerME Preschool & Childcare (pre-registration required).

Mind Matters: Empowering Our Mental Health is a community health event designed to support individual in their mental health journey by offering insights and resources to support mental clarity, grief and suicide prevention.

This event is brought to you in partnership with Elevated Health and Community, Sierra Community Medical Foundation, Oliva Chan Foundation and the Sacramento Police Department

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

We’ve got some great events coming your way, and are excited to expand our community health support with the development of our

Patient Appointment Preparation Advocacy Program (PAPA)

To stay up to date and get notified about our latest events and programs, click HERE

For more information or questions, contact: info@ourhealthelevated.org

Not Just For Runners

The Not Just For Runners Virtual Experience is more than an event. Our annual experience began in 2023 and was created to encourage health, wellness, movement and community.

Registered participants get a finisher’s medal, swag item, and are eligible for achievement awards and give-aways.

This will be a great way to begin or continue your fitness journey with an organized all-abilities, all-ages event where you can run, jog, walk, or roll toward your movement and mileage goals.

As always, we look forward to building health and community, one event at a time!

If you have questions or would like to become a sponsor or collaborative partner, contact us via email at: info@ourhealthelevated.org

2024 NJ4R Photo Gallery

2025 NJ4R Recap Video