About Project H.E.R.
Our Services
Project H.E.R. (Help. Enlightenment. Resources) is a comprehensive breast health services program available to women in Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties. The program provides awareness, education and support for all women, from the time of a breast cancer diagnosis through survivorship. The Project H.E.R. team consists of a nurse navigator, a clinical social worker, MammaCare Specialists and many volunteers who are breast cancer survivors.
Help
Project H.E.R. provides free services for breast cancer patients through the financial assistance of The Corvallis Clinic Foundation, grants and private donations. One of your greatest resources is our Breast Health Nurse Navigator, Joann Stutzman, RN, BSN, OCN. She can help you coordinate the maze of health care resources, understand the disease and your treatment options.
Our nurse can answer your many questions about treatment methods, surgery, time frames and side effects. She will help you understand the various medical doctors you will meet. If surgery is required, she stays in touch with you before and after surgery. She is available to you and your family for as long as needed.
Patients can contact our Project H.E.R. nurse directly or be referred by a health care professional. She works closely with all area physicians. Because it is not usually considered a medical emergency, you can take several weeks to sort through the information in order to make the right decision for you. Your physician will discuss the time frame and the Project H.E.R. nurse will help you understand your options. This includes the most accurate clinical information from books, qualified internet sites and community programs. Through learning, you will regain a sense of control in your life and make informed decisions with your health care team.
Enlightenment
Project H.E.R. provides survivor mentors who are uniquely qualified to offer insight to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. They are volunteers who serve patients free of charge throughout Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties. Project H.E.R. mentors help women find the right medical service providers, maneuver through the appropriate channels and get the latest information.
The mentors are guided by a licensed social worker, and are trained to provide much needed support to breast cancer patients in our area. This peer support may be the most powerful therapy a woman with cancer initially receives.
Resources
Learn a more confident approach proven to be more effective for self-breast exam in the intimacy of a small-class setting. Our MammaCare introductory class lasts 90 minutes and is taught by registered nurses who are certified Mammacare specialists. You can choose added individual sessions with a personal learning system loaner for home practice and a one-on-one follow-up appointment with one of the instructors. Donations help support Project H.E.R., suggested contributions for the intro class is $20; the more advanced individualized session is $35. Scholarships, sponsorships and group classes are available.
Community awareness for breast health risk education is available throughout the year at Puttin’ on the Pink Education Day, Lunafest, OSU Pink Events, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and by appointment.
Call for H.E.R.
For more information on Project H.E.R., to become a mentor or to schedule a MammaCare class for your group, call (541) 738-2065