The AIP BIPOC Network

Reclaiming Wellness. Reshaping Systems. Rooted in Community.

The AIP BIPOC Network (ABN) is a national nonprofit improving the quality of life for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) navigating autoimmune disease and chronic illness. We serve individuals across the spectrum of diagnosis, suspicion, and symptoms—especially those in under-resourced and historically excluded communities.

We are guided by a dual AIP framework:
🟡 Autoimmune Protocol – a lifestyle-based approach to managing chronic illness
🟡 Access, Inclusion, and Prevention – a structural equity model to dismantle systemic barriers

Too often, BIPOC individuals are misdiagnosed, dismissed, or overlooked entirely. At ABN, we don’t just fill in the gaps—we expose why those gaps exist and build community-rooted tools to eliminate them.

And we don’t lead from theory. We lead from lived experience.

Our Mission

Our mission is to improve the quality of life of the BIPOC autoimmune community through:

• Awareness – Equity-centered health education that reflects our communities

• Advocacy – Influencing policy and power to advance health justice

• Action – Mobilizing BIPOC voices for systemic and cultural transformation

• Assessment – Driving data-informed, culturally responsive decisions

• Access – Actively removing structural and social barriers to care

We Build at the Intersection of Chronic Illness and Systemic Inequity

BIPOC communities face higher rates of autoimmune disease—yet are routinely left out of clinical trials, policy decisions, and research funding. The disparities we confront are not just clinical—they are structural.

That’s why our work centers the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), including:

• Food apartheid and environmental toxins
• Lack of culturally competent care
• Medical racism and systemic bias
• Economic instability and underinsurance
• Lack of representation in research, leadership, and language

Healing isn’t just about protocols—it’s about place, power, and people.

How We Show Up

🟡 ROCK the Block (Reaching Our Communities and Kids) - Our signature health and resource expo brings autoimmune education, screenings, fitness, and wraparound support directly into underserved neighborhoods. It’s not just an event—it’s a movement for health equity on the ground.

🟡 AIP BIPOC Roundtables – Monthly community-led conversations that validate lived experience and equip participants with culturally grounded tools for healing

🟡 Community Health Outreach – In-person events bringing education, screenings, and resources directly into overlooked neighborhoods

🟡 Private Support Spaces – A safe digital community for peer support, mentorship, and connection—especially for those newly diagnosed or still seeking answers

🟡 Policy & Research Advocacy – Bringing BIPOC autoimmune voices into spaces where care is shaped—clinical trials, health policy, and national strategy

🟡 Holistic Education – Accessible workshops, blogs, and toolkits that adapt Autoimmune Protocol principles to our cultural and economic realities

Your support helps us:

✔️ Expand outreach into overlooked communities
✔️ Create space for BIPOC-led healing and education
✔️ Advocate for long-term, systemic solutions rooted in justice

We’re not just a nonprofit—we’re a movement.

Support chronic illness equity.
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Support The AIP BIPOC Network.