Advancing Health Equity
Now more than ever, reducing health disparities are an urgent issue for cities, health organizations, and families. Our work is built on the bold belief that your race and zip code should not determine your destiny, health outcomes, or life expectancy. We are changing the health narrative.
Check out the testimonials of some of our partners we support in breaking through to medically underserved, hard-to-reach patient populations.
For years, Amita Health has partnered with Gospel Run as a catalyst and onramp to engage black & brown families in physical activity, health education, and health community.
Faith Nyong is a Community Health Nurse at Amita. Her work at Amita Health focuses on the prevention and abatement of chronic disease in medically-underserved African-American patient populations. Here she describes the power and the impact of the Gospel Run partnership.
Together, we are advancing health equity and disrupting the epidemic of chronic disease!
Pastor Julian Spencer of Main Baptist Church leads a Gospel Run team that includes 15+ churches and over 300 congregants and community members across the City of Aurora. And he’s not stopping anytime soon!
Gospel Run is a vehicle for Pastor Spencer to engage other Pastors in health promotion and to organize the broader community around health. It was also the catalyst for him to train for his first 5K, and he now proudly identifies as a runner!
Go Pastor Spencer!! Together we are changing the narrative.
Frank Johnson is the Director of the Vaughn Recreation Center, a facility of the Park District in Aurora.
He has a front row seat to the transformational impact of our local Gospel Run partners, Amita Health & Main Baptist Church, as they leverage the Park District for their yearly Gospel Run Team-In-Training season.
Together we win!
Belinda Williams shares her journey with chronic back syndrome and the daily pain she experiences. She has wanted to do the Gospel Run for years but was afraid.
This year, she has declared to take steps toward improving her health, and she’s on a mission to complete the Gospel Run. She’s starting her training with one lap.
Sending you love, Belinda! You are an inspiration!
Cynthia Pogue never saw herself doing a 5K. But so far, she’s done the Gospel Run 5 years running, and she can’t imagine stopping! Taking that first step, she began with a steadfast commitment to consistent daily walking, and she lost 30 pounds!
Whereas she previously shunned exercise, Cynthia has gone on to help start a walking club and has even served as a guest speaker to health groups focused on chronic disease prevention.
Keep letting your light shine Cynthia! We see you!
Morris and Christina Phillips, an awesome dad & daughter duo, talk about training for their first Gospel Run together.
Christina has walked the Gospel Run with her mom for several years, but this year, dad steps in as her team-mate, and he plans to run. Christina is stepping up her game to keep up!
We are cheering on the Phillips family! And excited for the memories in the making.