AMA presents government service award to director of Alaska Native Epidemiology Center

WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association (AMA) presented Ellen Provost, D.O., with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Public Service. Dr. Provost is the director of the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center—a position she has held since 2005—and has served the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) for nearly 20 years.

The ANTHC is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. The organization serves and partners with more than 170,000 patients across the state, and Dr. Provost has led their Tribal Epidemiology Center since 2005. In that time, she has successfully led efforts to secure funding and implement programs to support the Alaska Native population, address health disparities, and work toward achieving health equity.