People Empowering People For Inclusion Now

10/24/2025

Join us live for Flash Talk Live! Check out the details below!!

09/23/2025

Last week, PEP!IN had the opportunity to both attend and speak at the Health Equity & Innovation Symposium hosted by the Center for Healthcare Innovation.

Our focus was clear: the importance of building inclusive clinical research, partnerships, and authentic community engagement. We shared how engagement not only raises awareness, but also supports informed decision-making and helps drive more equitable outcomes — particularly within underrepresented communities.

What we heard throughout the symposium reinforced why this work matters: equity and innovation can’t exist without engagement. From healthcare executives to patient advocates, there was a shared commitment to making sure communities are not just subjects of research, but partners in shaping it.

We left inspired, energized, and ready to deepen the work of empowering communities and advancing health equity together. 💜

09/15/2025

Join us at the Health Equity & Innovation Symposium – 2025 at Center for Healthcare Innovation!

PEP!IN is honored to be part of this important event on advancing inclusive clinical research and health equity innovation.

Our team — Dr. Melva Covington (Managing Director) & Tamara Allen (Chief Visionary & Marketing Officer) — will be on site connecting with communities, CROs, and biotech leaders.

💬 Plus, don’t miss our fireside chat with Joshua Justin Travis, Executive Director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation, on Wednesday, September 17th!

Visit www.chisite.org for more information!

09/11/2025

Check out Flash Talk Live with MVI hosted by Felisbret featuring Walidah Bennett, Founder & Executive Director of the Multi-faith Veterans Initiative.

Explore why MVI was created, the importance of their work, and how leaders in the veteran and allied community, military families, faith leaders, and partners can come together to transform health and research engagement.

Take a moment to listen to this conversation and learn more about the launch of Veterans Pulse Checks!

People Empowering People For Inclusion Now (PEP!IN) and the Multi-Faith Veterans Initiative (MVI) at DePaul University have joined forces to create meaningfu...

08/12/2025

!IN partnered with at the National Veterans’ Rodeo & Resource Fair

Our Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Marketing Officer, Tamara R. Allen, joined hundreds of veterans, families, allies, and leaders—including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson—at The National Veterans’ Rodeo & Resource Fair hosted by Behind.

Sharing a table with our new partner, the Multi-Faith Veterans Initiative (MVI), we connected directly with the veteran community, sharing our mission of:
✨ Empower underrepresented communities in health, wellness, and clinical research
✨ Ensure veterans’ voices are heard & represented
✨ Build partnerships that drive equity & impact

Together, PEP!IN in partnership with MVI Health Series, we are launching Veterans Pulse Checks—monthly conversations designed to center veteran voices, address health equity, and strengthen ties between clinical research and community support.

📢 First Flash Talk with MVI coming soon—stay tuned!

07/06/2025

Your faith drives action. Your voice can help guide change.

As we reflect and worship today and every day, we’re reminded that healing, justice, and community care begin with listening—and that includes listening to the people most impacted by broken systems.

If you’ve ever prayed for better care, support, or healing—for yourself or someone else—this is an opportunity to speak that prayer into action by sharing your experience and voice.

🕐 5–10 minutes
🔒 Completely confidential
🗓 Survey closes soon

Take the PEP!IN Pulse Survey:
tinyurl.com/PEPINPulseSurvey2025 or visit the link in our bio.

06/20/2025

Juneteenth is a reminder—and a call.
To listen. To learn. To lead change.
Because health equity can’t wait.
And liberation must include all of us.

06/13/2025

We’ve launched a short, confidential survey that asks about your experiences with healthcare and clinical research, and how both can better reflect the needs of real people. We know that clinical research can be a tough or taboo topic for some of us, and we completely understand why. That’s exactly why we’re doing this work with communities.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey before June 30:
https://forms.gle/7eG1E8U4WyjXJM5X7

If you’d like to learn more about what we do, you can visit our website at www.wearepepin.com.

Thank you so much for your support—and please feel free to share the link with others. Your voice, and theirs, truly matters. ❤️

06/02/2025

Have 5 minutes? Your voice matters.

I just took the PEP!IN Pulse Survey—now it’s your turn. This quick, anonymous survey is about our experiences with clinical research, healthcare, and whether people like us are being included.

Take the survey before June 30. Use the PEP!IN Survey link in our bio or visit:
https://forms.gle/7eG1E8U4WyjXJM5X7

Be sure to share with others. The more voices we hear, the louder our voices can become.

09/30/2024

As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s time to shine a light on the underrepresentation of Hispanic/Latino individuals in clinical research. Despite making up 19% of the U.S. population, only 11% of clinical trial participants come from Hispanic communities.

At PEP!IN, we’ve developed the EMBRACE methodology to help close this gap by making clinical trials more inclusive, accessible, and culturally relevant. 🌍

In our latest blog post, we explore the critical need for greater representation in clinical research and how PEP!IN is working to make this change happen.

Read the full blog here: https://wix.to/RckMTCd

Let’s work together to create more equitable clinical trials. Connect with us today to learn more about our approach!

National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated from September 15 to October 15, honors the heritage, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. This year’s theme, "Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together," highlights the progress made by these communi...