Elevated Co.

Looking to make a difference in the community?

We are in need of corporate sponsors and donors for our partnership program, ReBuild Her.

The mission of ReBuild Her is to help women heal from the trauma of domestic violence and equip survivors with the tools they need to break the cycle of abusive relationships.

Corporate sponsors and donors would provide the financial support we need to help domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives. Through this initiative, we will:

• Provide ongoing mental health support for domestic violence survivors
• Teach self-defense classes for survivors and the community
• Host a 5K race for domestic violence awareness month

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact our Director of Community Outreach and Partnership Development, Wanji Banda, at [email protected].

If you know a company that is passionate about supporting women tag them below or share this post with others!

Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma is a program created to eradicate the HIV disparity and stigma among Black women and black female college students. Our reinforcing goal is to mobilize and empower Black women nationally to become advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and access to care.

The Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma program also seeks to change the attitudes and behaviors of those that interact with HIV-positive Black women by challenging the preconceived notions and myths of HIV/AIDS. The program will run for six months and occur yearly. It will feature health promotional marketing, educational seminars, and a variety of resource guides.

The future implications of Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma would be the increased health and quality of life of Black women in college as well as the decreased stigma of HIV/AIDS in the Black community.

If you are a current college student and interested in becoming a Black Flower College Ambassador, please register for our informational meeting on August 28th at 4 pm CST or August 29th at 7 pm and send your resume/cv to [email protected].

Registration link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/college-ambassador-informational-session-tickets-679476922767

Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma is a program created to eradicate the HIV disparity and stigma among Black women and black female college students. Our reinforcing goal is to mobilize and empower Black women nationally to become advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and access to care.

The Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma program also seeks to change the attitudes and behaviors of those that interact with HIV-positive Black women by challenging the preconceived notions and myths of HIV/AIDS. The program will run for six months and occur yearly. It will feature health promotional marketing, educational seminars, and a variety of resource guides.

The future implications of Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma would be the increased health and quality of life of Black women in college as well as the decreased stigma of HIV/AIDS in the Black community.

If you are a current college student and interested in becoming a Black Flower College Ambassador, please register for our informational meeting on August 28th at 4 pm CST or August 29th at 7 pm and send your resume/cv to [email protected].

Registration link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/college-ambassador-informational-session-tickets-679476922767

Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma is a program created to eradicate the HIV disparity and stigma among Black women and black female college students. Our reinforcing goal is to mobilize and empower Black women nationally to become advocates for HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and access to care.
The Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma program also seeks to change the attitudes and behaviors of those that interact with HIV-positive Black women by challenging the preconceived notions and myths of HIV/AIDS. The program will run for six months and occur yearly. It will feature health promotional marketing, educational seminars, and a variety of resource guides.

The future implications of Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma would be the increased health and quality of life of Black women in college as well as the decreased stigma of HIV/AIDS in the Black community.

If you are a current college student and interested in becoming a Black Flower College Ambassador, please register for our informational meeting on August 28th at 4 pm CST or August 29th at 7pm and send your resume/cv to [email protected].

Registration link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/college-ambassador-informational-session-tickets-679476922767

Are you passionate about community health, looking to get hands on experience, and wanting to connect with leading public health professionals? We want you to be a part of our Fall 2023 Social Impact Internship!

Our internship program will last six months and can be used for school credit. The deadline to apply is July 14th at 5 p.m. Click the link to learn more about our program and how you can get involved: https://www.elevatedco.org/socialimpact-internships

Are you a public health student passionate about elevating the health of communities?

We want you to join us!

We are currently accepting applications for our Fall 2023 Social Impact Internship program.

Through this opportunity you will acquire skills in the following areas:

☑️ Program development, implementation, and management.
☑️ Campaign marketing, health communication, research, and storytelling.
☑️ Community outreach and partnership development.

The social impact intern will work alongside top leaders and professionals in the public health industry to gain a deep understanding of how to create effective social change.

Want more information, or are you ready to apply?

Visit us at https://www.elevatedco.org/socialimpact-internships

Looking to make a difference in the community?

We are in need of corporate sponsors and donors for our partnership program ReBuild Her.

The mission of ReBuild Her is to help women heal from the trauma of domestic violence and equip survivors with the tools they need to break the cycle of abusive relationships.

Corporate sponsors and donors would provide the financial support we need to help domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives. Through this initiative, we will:

• Provide ongoing mental health support for domestic violence survivors
• Teach self-defense classes for survivors and the community
• Host a 5K race for domestic violence awareness month

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact our Director of Community Outreach and Partnership Development Wanji Banda at [email protected].

If you know a company that is passionate about supporting women tag them below or share this post with others!

Looking to make a difference in the community?

We are in need of mental health professionals and advocates for our partnership program ReBuild Her.

The mission of ReBuild Her is to help women heal from the trauma of domestic violence and equip survivors with the tools they need to break the cycle of abusive relationships.

Mental health professionals and advocates would be responsible for teaching our ReBuild Her curriculum to domestic violence survivors to help them rebuild their identity, learn effective coping strategies, and how to build healthy and safe relationships.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact our Director of Community Outreach and Partnership Development Wanji Banda at [email protected].

If you know someone who would be a good fit, tag them below or share this post with others!

Do you need help with your content and health communication?

Try these three tips!

These tips helped us to improve our community outreach, partnership development, and program impact.

For more tips, contact us at [email protected] or visit us at www.elevatedco.org!

We are here to improve your impact!

Would you say that you're an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between?

Comment below!

“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.” - Nat Turner

As professionals working to improve community health, effective communication is essential. With the increased use of digital media it’s easier than ever before to send mass messages.

But it’s also easier for misinformation to spread and difficult to reach people with so much information available at their fingertips.

To cut through the noise, we like to use the 7 C’s of communication as a checklist before sending out our content. It helps us ensure we’re using the best practices to reach our audience and create meaningful connections.

Let us know your tips 👇🏽!

Looking to make a difference in the community?

We are in need of self-defense instructors for our partnership program ReBuild Her.

The mission of ReBuild Her is to help women heal from the trauma of domestic violence and equip survivors with the tools they need to break the cycle of abusive relationships.

Self-defense instructors would be responsible for teaching classes to educate and equip survivors as well as the community with the tools they need to feel safe and to protect themselves.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact our Director of Community Outreach and Partnership Development Wanji Banda at [email protected].

If you know someone who would be a good fit, tag them below or share this post with others!

We can’t stress this enough!

The foundation of communication and marketing is about connecting with people. But often times we get so focused on stuffing our copy with a ton of key words or creating the perfect design that our message gets lost.

If you find yourself feeling uninspired by your content or out of touch with your audience, take our advice: go back to the basics.

Who do you serve? What problem is your audience facing? What are their hopes and dreams? What do they enjoy doing in their free time?

Get to the nitty gritty of what characteristics make up your target audience. This way whenever you are creating content, you can know who you are speaking to and tailor your message accordingly.

Today is the day! We are honored to be hosting an event for Black Flowers: Uproot HIV Stigma in honor of National HIV Testing Day. And there’s still time to register!

Interested in learning more about the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the Black community and resources for HIV testing in the Dallas community?

Don't forget to register at: https://www.eventbrite.com
e/black-flowers-uproot-hiv-stigma-tickets-660843599997

Today is Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. It is also a day of celebration of African American history and heritage.

As we celebrate today, let us continue to remember the health inequities that those in the Black community face due to racism. And let us also continue to work towards making our world a safe and equitable place.

Happy Juneteenth from Elevated Co!

We are back with another announcement.

This upcoming Tuesday, June 20th at 7 p.m. we will host our first event for Black Flowers, a partnership program with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. Dallas Metropolitan Chapter.

The event will be a virtual seminar on the impact of HIV/ AIDS on Black women, resources and information on HIV testing, and have an opportunity for questions at the end.

Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/660843599997

Our Summer 2023 Interns are here 🎉! Today we would like to introduce one of our Program Interns, Immaculata Ogokeh.

Immaculata is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at Liberty University. Her primary goal is to improve the quality of maternal, infant, and child healthcare in underprivileged regions.

She is determined to develop programs that provide medical assistance to expectant mothers and children in need. Immaculata is confident that her efforts will have a significant impact in the field.

Please help us welcome Immaculata 🥳!

We are halfway through the week 🥳! Enjoy your evening and let’s hit it hard tomorrow.

Our Summer 2023 Interns are here 🎉! Today we would like to introduce one of our Program Interns, Natalie Harmer.

Natalie is a first year graduate student at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health and a training fellow with UCLA's Center for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health.

Along with an undergraduate degree in English and minors in Professional Writing and Public Health, Natalie hopes to use her MPH to create policy and health education programs to combat inequities faced by underprivileged populations.

Please help us welcome Natalie 🥳!

We have an announcement 📣!

We have partnered with Mary Lou’s Place to launch ReBuild Her, a program dedicated to help women heal from the trauma of domestic violence and equip survivors with the tools they need to break the cycle of abusive relationships.

ReBuild Her will provide on-going support for survivors through educational courses on mental health and how to build a safe and healthy support network.

Check out ReBuild Her to learn more!

The number one reason organizations are unsuccessful at engaging their community ⬇️

Have you ever read a post or piece of content and wondered, "what did I just read?" For many organizations, their community feels the same way.

Here are our 3 tips to better communicate with your community:

1.Be conversational! Avoid using jargon and sounding robotic. People like to feel like they're talking to another human being!

2.Be coherent! Use transitional words to help your audience follow your train of thought.

3.Be concise! Don't keep repeating the same thing over and over again. Boil down your ideas down to the key takeaway you want your audience to get.

Let us know what other tips you have 👇🏽

Our Summer 2023 Interns are here 🎉! Today we would like to introduce our Marketing Intern, Precious Nwaobia.

Precious is a graduate student at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Her concentration at Rollins is Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences.

Her primary interests are health communications, health literacy, and mental health. In her spare time, she enjoys watching reality tv, eating sushi with friends, and drinking bubble tea.

Please help us welcome Precious 🥳!

Don’t make this mistake ⬇️

We see it all the time: an organization is so excited to make an impact and educate their community on a health issue! With social media, they can easily get the word out with just the click of a button. But, they are disappointed when the campaign failed.

The problem is that they forgot one crucial step: planning!

A great health marketing campaign starts before you even craft the message or make the graphic. It starts with understanding the root causes of an issue.

Something may appear to be the problem but is actually just a symptom of a bigger problem. Think about it like this: you may notice that not enough women schedule their wellness exam. If you don’t plan, you may just post about the importance of scheduling a wellness exam.

However, if you dig deeper in your planning you may find that the reason certain groups of women don’t schedule their appointments is out of fear. So instead, your message should revolve around explaining what they can expect or questions to ask your doctor.

By planning, you ensure that you do your part to conduct the research in order to understand how to best help your community and get to the root of solving the problem.

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Our Summer 2023 Interns are here 🎉! We are so excited to highlight each of them. Today we would like to introduce our Outreach Intern, Argenis Peña.

Argenis is currently a rising senior at Florida State University, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, a minor in French, and an Emergency Management and Homeland Security certification.

He is driven by a deep passion for creating a positive influence within his community, fueled by his unwavering commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. His fascination with emergency management and natural disasters motivates him to employ his abilities in safeguarding and aiding communities during difficult times.

Please help us welcome Argenis 🥳

Start off your week by saying this phrase ⬇️

"I am making a difference!" You may not feel like it now.

But this is the truth, we need YOU to create a better world.

Think about a cake 🎂! Most cake recipes call for baking powder or baking soda. You don't taste these ingredients in the final product but they are essential to making a cake. Without them, the cake wouldn't be able to rise.

You may feel like you're not making a difference now but you are like the baking powder, without you our world would stay flat and not rise to the next level.

Let this be a reminder to you to keep going! And maybe enjoy a slice of cake 😉.

Comment 🍰 if you found this helpful!

Did you know June is Effective Communication Month?

Those of us that work in the health and wellness industry know just how important communication is to encouraging people to adopt healthy habits, prevent different diseases, and more.

Health communication has grown tremendously over the years especially with the increased use of social media.

This month, we are excited to dive deep into the topic of how we can better communicate to communities and individuals to improve their health.

Check back on Wednesday for our first lesson!

Reference: https://lnkd.in/gfzuBScX

Elevated Co. 🤝 People Incorporated Mental Health Services

Using social media to increase mental health awareness.

We are so grateful to have worked with People Incorporated Mental Health Services to create graphics for their mental health awareness month campaign!

We believe social media is an important tool for starting conversations about health, distributing information, and spreading awareness, especially for the younger generation.

We love helping organizations that are dedicated to improving the health of communities.

If that's you, let's work together! Schedule a time to chat with us: https://www.elevatedco.org/contactus

Many businesses, organizations, and foundations are making conscious efforts toward achieving greater and better social impact.

But why do we need social impact, and how does it create mutual benefit?

Social impact creates opportunities that are otherwise unavailable to minorities or the underprivileged.

These groups can get access to quality education, clean water, gender equality, or obtain decent work and thus gain economic growth, etc.

When a corporate leader is developing programs and initiatives to combat health disparities or poor quality of life, plain language communication, community assessments, and data analysis are enormous components.

Social impact also helps to create an increase of influence and a positive image for the organization.

So having a social impact and community health effort is essential to a successful business and program.

Did you know there are 12 Stages of Burnout?

Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger and his colleagues developed this model.

Stage 1: Excessive ambition
Stage 2: Working harder
Stage 3: Neglecting your needs
Stage 4: Displacing problems
Stage 5: Revision of values
Stage 6: Denial of new problems
Stage 7: Withdrawal
Stage 8: Impact on others
Stage 9: Depersonalization
Stage 10: Inner emptiness
Stage 11: Depression
Stage 12: Full burnout syndrome

Learn more about the signs of burnout to identify if you are burnout and at what stage.

Reference: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melodywilding/2023/02/21/am-i-burned-out-how-to-recognize-the-12-stages-of-burnout/?sh=61f39276157b

This is your friendly reminder to shut down your laptop, turn off your notifications, and enjoy your day.

We know how hard it can be, especially working in the social impact space. You feel like the weight of the world rests on your shoulders. But let me tell you…

You can’t pour from an empty cup! You have to fill up your cup in order to have something to pour into your community.