What is A Health Coach?

  • Health coaches empower clients to use their strengths and resources to set goals & take action to make the changes they desire.

  • Health coaches support clients with evidence and experience-based knowledge about health and wellness.

  • This support combines traditional, alternative and new approaches to health and wellness which are chosen based on the needs and wants of the client (1).

  • Recent research has shown that patients with chronic health conditions who work with health coaches have better health outcomes. (2,3).

  • Your health coach is not a licensed therapist, physician or dietician. If you have a medical condition, mental health concerns or are making dietary changes you should seek out a licensed medical professional.

  • Your health coach can provide resources and referrals to other providers if you have concerns that are outside of their scope of practice.

  • Health coaches are certified to help you safely make good choices and behavior changes that can improve your health and wellbeing.

  • Your health coach supports you on your health journey.

  • They don’t climb your mountains for you, or tell you what choices to make.

  • Health coaches help make your health journey safer, easier and more productive.

  • Your health coach provides the encouragement you need to take the next steps toward a more healthy and balanced life.

  • You will have the opportunity to meet your goals for health and wellness.

  • Coaching paves the way.

Health Coaching References

1._https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/what-does-a-health-coach-do

2. Kivelä K, Elo S, Kyngäs H, Kääriäinen M. The effects of health coaching on adult patients with chronic diseases: a systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Nov;97(2):147-57. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.026. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PMID: 25127667.

3. Boehmer KR, Álvarez-Villalobos NA, Barakat S, de Leon-Gutierrez H, Ruiz-Hernandez FG, Elizondo-Omaña GG, Vaquera-Alfaro H, Ahn S, Spencer-Bonilla G, Gionfriddo MR, Millan-Alanis JM, Abdelrahim M, Prokop LJ, Murad MH, Wang Z. The impact of health and wellness coaching on patient-important outcomes in chronic illness care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 Dec;117:107975. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107975. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37738790; PMCID: PMC10964774

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