New provider emphasizes preventive care, chronic disease management, and whole-person health
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Banner Medical Group has welcomed family nurse practitioner Maelene Schuhmacher-Omar, FNP, to Banner Health Clinic in Fort Collins, expanding access to primary care for patients of all ages in Northern Colorado.
Schuhmacher-Omar joined the clinic on July 1 and specializes in preventive care, chronic disease management, and family medicine. Her approach is rooted in understanding the broader factors that influence health, including access to food, housing, transportation, and other social needs.
“Twenty percent of health outcomes has to do with clinical interventions. Eighty percent has to do with access to food, transportation, housing — all of those things,” Schuhmacher-Omar said. “There’s generally a reason why people are not adherent to their care instructions. If you can help address those things, you’re more apt to have better health outcomes for patients.”…