What is a Health Coach?
Health coaches use an open and supportive approach to provide evidence and experience-based knowledge about health and wellness to their clients. 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).
Health coaches empower their clients to choose the specific means and goals that will work best for them to improve their health and wellness. 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 will pave 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
