Diversity Symposium keynote stresses health equity

The CBJ’s 2022 Diversity, Inclusion & Impact Symposium kicked off Aug. 17 with a morning keynote from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Executive Vice President Laura Jackson on the importance of health equity in the workplace.

“Every Iowan should have the right to live a long, healthy life,” she said several times over the course of her speech.

As defined by the Center for Disease Control,