Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board: Indian Leadership for Indian Health

Project Contact

Project Director

Tam Lutz, MPH, MHA, is an enrolled member of the Lummi Nation.  Tam grew up near the Quinault Reservation in Grays Harbor County, Washington.  Tam has worked in Indian health programs for the last six years.  She has a background in quantitative and qualitative research, injury prevention, community development, health planning, health-related instruction, and community-based programs.  Tam began working for the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center in January 2000.  She currently lives in Vancouver, Washington, where she and her husband Ed enjoy spending time with their children Josephine and Rowan.