August 2016 Blogs

Alaska Area Executive Officer is Career Health Advocate

August 25, 2016
by Kenneth F. Glifort, MD, MPH, Acting Alaska Area Director and Chief Medical Officer, Indian Health Service

Ms. Evangelyn “Angel” Dotomain is more than just an Indian Health Service employee. She is Cup’ik and Inupiaq Eskimo. She knows first-hand the health needs and disparities of Alaska Natives. Ms. Dotomain carries institutional knowledge of running a health board, leading tribal self-governance ... Continue reading

HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Visits PIMC

August 11, 2016
by Capt. Marie Russell, MD, Acting CEO, Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Karen DeSalvo, MD, recently met with clinical and nursing leaders at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. Her two-day trip included listening sessions with U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers and the Native Youth Council of the Salt River Pima ... Continue reading