Daniela Mitchem, MSW, LCSW, CHES®, is a clinical social worker and care coordinator for Rush University Medical Center Department of Social Work & Community Health. Daniela received a Master of Social Work degree and a BS in Community Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). At Rush, Daniela provides clinical care management, oversees the integration of social work, nursing, pharmacy, and nutrition services into 6 of the City of Chicago's senior centers, facilitates psychoeducational and support groups, and is program coordinator for the Health Legacy Program for Women, where she oversees the implementation of the community-based intervention to improve the health of women of color in the West Side of Chicago. Before coming to Rush, Daniela worked as a graduate academic counselor at UIUC and was a Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar at UIUC.
