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Community health workers fill care gaps among Bloomington ... - WGLT
Inconsistency is pretty much the only thing Coretta Jackson can count on. 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. The five-year initiative is made possible through funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. In 2021, Gov. JB Pritzker allocated $94.3 million for the Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives (MIC). Three million people in Illinois receive health insurance through Medicaid. MIC is one of 10 initiatives throughout the state aimed at increasing equitable access to quality health care. Central Illinois received $5 million of the money allocated to Medicaid Innovation. "The purpose is to bridge the health inequity gap," said Austin Howald, Chestnut's director of integrated community services. Several Chestnut programs fall under the MIC, includ...
Col. Ofelia Alvarez Willis, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who - Yahoo Finance
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Col. Ofelia Alvarez Willis , MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Physician for her contributions to the Medical Field, Community Service, and Civic Service. Dr. Willis graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry and also a medical degree from the University of Montemorelos School of Medicine in Mexico in 1979 where she was class president. She completed a two-year residency in internal medicine with full compliment training at the Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium in 1983. She also completed an internship that involved general rotation of Internal Medicine Specialties from 1980 to 1981. The doctor spent one year at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, California completing a rotative internship/Fifth Pathway that included OB-GYN, Pediatrics, surgery, Psychology, and Emergency Room. The doctor is board certified in internal medicine, has more t...