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309.820.3615 csgermanis@chestnut.org
Jackson is a community health worker employed by Chestnut Health Systems, a job she’s had a little over a year. Her role with Chestnut Health is supported by a grant called the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, or MIC, for short.
Programs to increase cultural understanding and decrease discrimination first appeared in corporate America in the 1970s. They have evolved into today's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.