What Is Health Coaching?

Do you have a chronic condition such as asthma, diabetes, or heart failure? Or do you want to make a healthy change to improve your health? Maybe you want to exercise more often, eat healthier foods, or quit smoking.

These types of changes can be hard to do on your own. Health coaching can help. A health coach can support you in making healthy lifestyle changes so that you can take more control of your health. And a health coach can help you manage chronic conditions.

A health coach does not take the place of your doctor. They don’t give medical advice or prescribe treatment. But they can teach you more about your condition. They can help you see and get past problems you may face in managing your health.

Like any good coach, they will support and encourage you. They can help you:

• Learn more about your diagnosis and medicines.
• Set goals that you can reach.
• Develop healthier habits.

A health coach can help keep you on track with reminders and check-ins. They give you guidance when you need it most.

And they can work with your doctors, nurses, and other experts to support your treatment.

You know yourself best. You and your health coach work together to help you find ways to manage your health condition and feel your best.

When working with a health coach, you will understand your health condition better. You will learn how to keep up healthy habits. You will feel more confident in speaking up for your needs.

Many health plans offer health coaching at no cost to their members. To learn about the health coaching services available to you, call the member services number. You’ll find the number on your member ID card.