She had planned to take walks at noon, but that time is consumed with noon meetings. Her regular routine of working out at a Milwaukie gym is impossible because she's only home on weekends. She found help shortly after the November election when she joined Oregon Health Sciences University's Healthy Aging Project. She was among the first group of participants to sign up for this 15-month, proactive approach to health care. The project is open to new participants and is actively seeking more participants.
Participants receive personalized, coordinated care from a team of health professionals.
The team includes a primary care provider, a nurse practitioner and nurse coaches skilled in health promotion and wellness. With the team's help, participants develop their own health goals, and receive ongoing education and support to reach those goals. Our job is to get a better understanding of each patient. He follows up regularly with Tomei by telephone and e-mail. A lot of people say that I'm their conscience.