Elizabeth A. Fowler Acting Director Indian Health Service

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A biography of Elizabeth A. Fowler, acting director of the Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It states that Fowler is a member of the Comanche Nation with descendancy from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and that the IHS provides health care services to approximately 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. It states that she has served as the executive officer for the IHS Oklahoma City Area since February 2019 and began her career with IHS in 1990 in the IHS headquarters Division of Personnel Management. It lists later roles at IHS headquarters, including deputy director for management operations and deputy director for budget formulation.

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                                    Elizabeth A. Fowler
                                        Acting Director
                                     Indian Health Service


Elizabeth A. Fowler, a member of the Comanche Nation with descendancy from the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, is the acting director and has the delegable duties as the director of
the Indian Health Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The IHS is the principal federal health care advocate and provider of health care services for
American Indians and Alaska Natives.

In her position, Ms. Fowler administers a nationwide health care delivery program that is
responsible for providing preventive, curative, and community health care to approximately 2.6
million American Indians and Alaska Natives in hospitals, clinics, and other settings throughout
the United States. Ms. Fowler has served as the executive officer for the IHS Oklahoma City
Area since February 2019, overseeing the administrative functions for the area, including human
resources, finance, acquisitions, property and supply, the National Supply Service Center,
business office, purchased and referred care, health information management, and information
technology programs.

She began her career with IHS in 1990 in the IHS headquarters Division of Personnel
Management. Ms. Fowler has also served in a variety of different roles at IHS headquarters,
including IHS deputy director for management operations, and deputy director for budget
formulation within the Division of Financial Management. She has also served as director of the
Office of Finance and Accounting, the agency’s chief financial officer, charged with providing
oversight and leadership for financial management within the IHS. Ms. Fowler has received
numerous awards from the IHS and HHS, including the HHS Secretary’s Award for
Distinguished Service, various IHS Director’s Awards, and the Luana Reyes Leadership Award.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland
university system.




                                                                                        April 2022


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