The AIP BIPOC Network (ABN) has joined the community partner network of NowIncluded, a health engagement platform focused on improving health awareness, health literacy, and participation in research. NowIncluded, powered by Acclinate, connects community organizations, patient advocates, and health leaders to help ensure more voices, especially those from underrepresented communities, are included in conversations shaping healthcare and research.
Through this network, ABN helps bring the perspectives of people living with autoimmune disease and chronic illness into broader health conversations.
While NowIncluded serves a broad range of health communities, ABN helps ensure the perspectives of people navigating autoimmune disease and chronic illness are part of these broader conversations.
One current opportunity is a short community survey designed to gather perspectives from people living with chronic illness.
Take the survey:
www.nowincluded.com/aipbipoc
Key Takeaways
- The AIP BIPOC Network has joined the community partner network of NowIncluded.
- NowIncluded connects communities with health education resources and opportunities to participate in research.
- ABN is sharing opportunities for its community to engage in health conversations and research initiatives.
- Community insights help inform future research, education, and advocacy efforts.
What is NowIncluded?
NowIncluded, powered by Acclinate, is a health engagement platform that connects communities with trusted information, education, and opportunities to participate in health research and initiatives.
The platform works with a broad network of community partners to help:
- increase awareness of chronic health conditions
- expand access to health information and education
- encourage participation in health research
- elevate community voices in healthcare conversations
Learn more about the platform:
https://nowincluded.com
Why Community Voices Matter in Autoimmune Health
Autoimmune diseases affect an estimated 50 million people in the United States, yet many individuals experience long diagnostic journeys and limited awareness of their conditions.
For many communities, barriers may include:
- delays in diagnosis
- limited access to specialists
- gaps in culturally relevant health information
- underrepresentation in research
Community insight helps researchers, advocates, and healthcare leaders better understand these challenges and identify ways to improve health education, research, and care.
Through its participation in the NowIncluded community partner network, ABN helps elevate the experiences of people living with autoimmune disease and chronic illness and connects community voices to broader conversations about health research, healthcare access, and equity.
Partnership in Action at ROCK the Block
The partnership between The AIP BIPOC Network and NowIncluded was also reflected in February during ABN’s ROCK the Block Community Health and Resource Expo held in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
NowIncluded representatives opened the event with a special preview screening of their documentary Houston’s Fifth Ward Exposed: Community, Contamination, and Cancer. The brief segment grounded the morning in the lived experience of the very community where the event took place.
Houston’s Fifth Ward has faced environmental contamination and a documented cancer cluster. By opening the event with this preview, the screening helped center community voices and highlight the real health impacts communities experience.
Moments like this reinforce why community engagement matters. When communities share their stories, it strengthens awareness, advocacy, and accountability in conversations about health and public health systems.
Share Your Voice
Community perspectives play an important role in strengthening research, education, and advocacy related to autoimmune disease and chronic illness. Too often, the experiences of people navigating complex health conditions are missing from the conversations that shape healthcare systems, research priorities, and public health initiatives.
Sharing lived experience helps researchers, advocates, and healthcare leaders better understand the real challenges individuals and families face, from long diagnostic journeys to barriers in accessing care and information.
As part of the NowIncluded community partner network, The AIP BIPOC Network is helping ensure that the voices of people living with autoimmune disease and chronic illness are included in broader health conversations. Community input helps highlight gaps in care, inform research efforts, and support more inclusive approaches to health education and engagement.
One way to contribute is by completing a short community survey designed to gather insights about health experiences and perspectives.
If you live with autoimmune disease, chronic illness, or care about improving representation in health research, we invite you to share your perspective.
Take the survey:
www.nowincluded.com/aipbipoc
Frequently Asked Questions
What is NowIncluded?
NowIncluded, powered by Acclinate, is a health engagement platform that connects communities with trusted health information, educational resources, and opportunities to participate in research and health initiatives.
What is ABN’s role?
The AIP BIPOC Network participates as a community partner, helping share opportunities, resources, and engagement initiatives with our community.
Why is ABN sharing this survey?
The survey is one way community members can share perspectives about their health experiences. Community feedback helps inform research, education, and health initiatives by highlighting real experiences and needs.
Is NowIncluded focused only on autoimmune disease?
No. NowIncluded engages communities across many health conditions. Through this partnership, the AIP BIPOC Network helps ensure the voices of people navigating autoimmune disease and chronic illness are included in broader health conversations.
How long does the survey take?
Most participants can complete the survey in just a few minutes.
About the AIP BIPOC Network
The AIP BIPOC Network (ABN) is a nonprofit organization focused on improving awareness, advocacy, and education around autoimmune disease and chronic illness.
ABN operates through a Dual Framework that addresses both systemic and individual drivers of health.
At the systems level, ABN advances access, inclusion, and prevention by elevating community voices in healthcare policy, research, and public health conversations.
At the individual level, ABN promotes education around nutrition, lifestyle, and functional wellness approaches, including principles from the Autoimmune Protocol and nutrient-dense dietary strategies that support immune health.
Through community programs, partnerships, education initiatives, and advocacy efforts, ABN works to bridge lived experience, research, and policy to improve outcomes for people living with autoimmune disease and chronic illness.
Explore ABN programs and advocacy initiatives to learn how the organization is advancing autoimmune awareness and health equity.
Jamie Nicole is the Founder and CEO of The AIP BIPOC Network. She is a Certified AIP Coach, patient advocate, and fitness instructor living with multiple autoimmune conditions. Jamie is committed to advancing equity, access, and representation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color navigating autoimmune and chronic illness. Through education, advocacy, movement, and community-driven initiatives, she works to ensure BIPOC voices are centered in healthcare conversations and solutions.
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