Native America Calling: A conversation with Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso

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Monday, January 6, 2025

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A conversation with Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso

Roselyn Tso (Diné) spent just over two years as director of the Indian Health Service (IHS).

But her career at the agency spanned more than three decades, most recently as the IHS Navajo Area Director. As her term comes to an end, join Native America Calling to hear about her call to provide health care for Native Americans, food as medicine, and the immediate and long-term hurdles for IHS.

Also, tune in to get an update on efforts by IHS to head off RSV infections that are putting Native children in the hospital as much as ten times more frequently than other populations.

Roselyn Tso, center, serves as Director of the Indian Health Service. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Guests on Native America Calling

Roselyn Tso (Diné), director of the Indian Health Service

Dr. Matthew Clark, chief medical officer for the Alaska Area Native Health Service, acting deputy chief medical officer for the IHS, and chair of the IHS National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee