Interview with Kwame Terra, MPH
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Highlights from this episode:
- How Kwame blends endurance, innovation, and activism to reimagine how communities engage with health.
- Why creating health-promoting environments is essential for community wellness.
- Why preventable conditions account for a significant portion of healthcare spending and how he’s trying to change it.
- How startups and health technology can effectively address urgent health problems
Episode 245 of Public Health Careers
Kwame is the Founder and CEO of bEHR Health Systems, where he is creatively addressing health equity by leveraging technology and culture.
Kwame is a health equity visionary leveraging tech innovation, cultural connection, and data-driven solutions to transform Black community wellness. In April 2025, he broke a world record by walking over 2 million steps in 30 days to spotlight the launch of the bEHR Health app. His lifelong dedication to health is reflected in his decade-long plant-based lifestyle and commitment to preventive wellness.
From his days as a student researcher to launching health tech with global impact, Kwame blends endurance, innovation, and activism to reimagine how communities engage with health.
He conferred a Bachelor’s in Biology at Xavier University of Louisiana. Then a Master of Public Health in Health Equity at Xavier University of Louisiana. During his time there, he was a Graduate Research Assistant at XULA Health Disparities Research & Education Center.
He then became an Entrepreneur Fellow and Project Manager at techPLUG followed by Research roles at Brown University, UCLA, and Xavier University.
Kwame then worked as a Farmer at WWOOF-USA®. He has participated in many accelerator programs like Plug In Ventures, Harvard iLabs, HBCU Founders Initiative)
He is the Founder & CEO at bEHR Health Systems where they are reshaping health culture.