Health Coaching: Holistically Empowering Change

Health Coaching: Holistically Empowering Change

It's no secret that the rate and magnitude of stress in daily life, both at work and at home, are drastically affecting the health and well-being of people in our communities and around the world. People are desperate to find ways to improve their lives and feel happier, healthier, and more vibrant. Likewise, industry is clamoring to find resources to improve the health and well-being of their ...

31B. Health Coaching: Empowering Patients for Behavior Change

Up to half of all premature deaths in the United States are caused by unhealthy lifestyle choices (smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity). The seven " modifiable " chronic diseases (cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, pulmonary conditions, and mental disorders) cost $270 billion annually to treat. Patients who are trying to make lifestyle changes often feel overwhelmed and ...

31A. Integrative Health Coaching and Health Behavior Change

As the paradigm of healthcare financing and the reality of aging adults with multiple chronic conditions confront the healthcare work force, the role of members of the healthcare team who can assist in guiding patients in behavior change from their current state to a desired state is essential. Integrative health coaches are uniquely trained and qualified to provide this critical link between m...

Coaching for health: holding the curtains so patients can change.

Empowering and Integrating Senior Citizens with Virtual Coaching

1 Background of the Workshop With Europe's aging population and an increasing number of older people living alone or geographically distant from kin, loneliness is turning into a prevalent issue. This might involve deleterious consequences for both the older person and society, such as depression and increased use of healthcare services. Virtual coaches that act as friend in a para-social relat...