El Camino Health on Jan. 29 announced a partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes designed to help Bay Area families live healthy, active lifestyles.
The South Bay healthcare system will become the official healthcare and jersey front partner for the Earthquakes ahead of the 2025 Major League Soccer season. El Camino has hospitals in Mountain View and Los Gatos.
The partnership will significantly expand the Earthquakes’ existing Get EQ Fit program, a health and wellness program benefiting South Bay elementary school students. Plans are to double the program’s reach to more than 40 schools and 10,000 students and their families annually. El Camino Health staff will help develop the curriculum and will participate in the program.
Plans also call for the Earthquakes and El Camino Health to hold an annual Community Health Fair at PayPal Park. This event will offer free health screenings, wellness workshops and educational sessions led by El Camino Health professionals. Community members can consult with healthcare providers, receive vaccinations and access information on nutrition, fitness and mental health. The fair will also feature interactive activities, fitness demonstrations and opportunities to meet Earthquakes players and staff.
On the field, El Camino Health’s brand will adorn the front of the Earthquakes first-team jerseys, beginning with the upcoming 2025 Major League Soccer season under new head coach Bruce Arena. In addition, all youth players in the Quakes Academy, who represent the club at the under-14 through under-18 age levels, will wear the El Camino Health brand on the front of their jerseys.
El Camino Health will also become the title sponsor of the annual California Clásico at Stanford Stadium, when the Quakes take on rivals LA Galaxy.
With the Earthquakes coming off their 50th anniversary in San Jose and El Camino Health nearing 65 years in the South Bay, the partnership brings together two of the area’s veteran players.
“As two organizations with deep roots in the South Bay serving diverse communities, this partnership is a celebration of our shared values and our joint long-term commitment to the collective health and wellbeing of the local communities we serve,” Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee said in a release.
