Dr. Ingrid Tyler is Vice President, Population Health and Chief Medical Health Officer at Fraser Health. Her portfolios include population and public health, emergency management, toxic drug response, sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion.
As a public health physician, Dr. Tyler’s primary mandate is to improve the health of the population that Fraser Health serves through health promotion, disease prevention and health protection. She is responsible for communicable disease control including management of outbreaks, immunization programs, maternal-child health, sexual health programs, harm reduction, health protection and environmental health, community care facilities licensing, population health and public health surveillance within Fraser Health.
She is focused on strengthening public health capacity, addressing the social and structural drivers of health where public health leadership shapes upstream action, as well as nurturing strong partnerships and sustainable improvements in population health.
Dr. Tyler obtained her medical degree from the University of British Columbia and a fellowship in Public Health and Prevention Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University School of Medicine and is actively involved in medical education, training the next generation of public health physicians.