Thank You 🖤

Dear bEHR Health Community,

This Black History Month, we wanted to pause. Not to announce something. Not to ask for anything. Just to say thank you.

bEHR Health began in 2020 as an idea inside the Public Health Department at Xavier University of Louisiana. At the time, it was simply a question we were sitting with: What would it look like for Black communities to truly understand our health — in real time, in our own language, and on our own terms?

The journey from that question to this moment hasn’t been perfect. It hasn’t been linear. And it hasn’t always been easy.

There were moments of uncertainty, iteration, learning in public, and growing pains — and through all of that, you stayed with us. What followed, in all its imperfection, has only been possible because of you.

In 2023, that idea became an in-person Health Score assessment experience. Across conferences, health fairs, and community events, more than 1,400 Health Score assessment interviews were completed face to face. Those moments weren’t just assessments — they were conversations, trust, and collective belief that this work mattered.

That participation led to our first technology investment and the launch of the bEHR Health beta app in 2024. Over 2024 and through most of 2025, more than 2,600 members joined the platform — moving their bodies, learning about their health, joining challenges, offering feedback, and helping us improve in real time.

All of that momentum made it possible for us to grow into what exists today: the official bEHR Health platform, now live.

So when we say thank you, we mean it in the fullest sense.

If you’ve worked for your health, you are part of this. If you’ve interned with bEHR Health, you are part of this. If you’ve talked about bEHR Health, shared it, questioned it, or helped shape it — you were in the room. If you completed an assessment, joined a challenge, downloaded the beta app, or use the app today — you are part of this. If you invested in our company, donated to support the work, or believed in the vision early — you are part of this.

This Black History Month, we’re reminded that history isn’t only something we look back on. It’s something we build together — imperfectly, intentionally, and collectively. With every step logged, every assessment completed, every conversation held, and every act of support, we are creating a Black Electronic Health Record — a living record shaped by real people and real lives.

Thank you for your patience.

Thank you for your trust.

Thank you for growing with us.

With gratitude,

Kwame Terra

Founder & CEO

bEHR Health