How can a health coach help me? This is a question that many people ask themselves time and time again. After all, the thought of having somebody to help reach your objectives has to be somewhat appealing, right?
But with that in mind, until you know what a health coach can do for you, you’ll [...]
Individual Benefits of Fitness
Do you want to get fit, lose excess fat, or have more energy? Most people would answer “yes” to this question. It’s hard to imagine why whoever would not want to achieve fitness to become a healthier person.
If you’re overweight or obese, have a family history of heart disease or diabetes, [...]
Before you call it quits and decide to give up on having a healthier lifestyle, you might want to consider what a health coach can do for you. A lot of individuals get so frustrated working out on their own that they give up before they really have a chance to succeed.
Luckily, by hiring [...]
Wellness incorporates many facets of our daily lives. From the amount of sleep to the water we drink, to the food that we eat and the activity that we maintain, our health is dependent upon many factors of our lifestyle.
Working to improve our wellness could be challenging to achieve on our own. That is [...]
Do you find it difficult to stay aroused when trying to make changes to your health? Are you aware that changes should be made in your daily life but you don’t know where to begin? If so then wellness coaching might just be the solution you’ve been seeking.
Wellness coaching is a service provided by trained [...]
In today’s fast paced world our busy lives leave little time, energy, or motivation for individuals to focus on their own needs.
Those that do seek to improve their wellness traditionally turn to friends, family, experts and published materials for support and information. All too often those support structures fail to make a lasting difference.
This [...]
Information to evaluate your program comes from routinely gathered screening and follow-up data of your program that look at process and outcomes of your program.
The Staff Member Health Program has available a computerized case-management system which includes queries that allow easy assessment of process and outcome results at any point in time.
Process Evaluation
Process examination looks [...]
The keys to a successful wellness program are persistent one-on-one outreach and follow-up counseling to encourage health improvement, adherence to treatment programs, changes in lifestyle behaviors, and to prevent relapse.
Periodic outreach and follow-up procedures provide employees with a safety net which keeps them involved in the program and avoids treatment dropout and relapse.
Counselors ought [...]
The menu approach offers staff members a range of choices to support lifestyle changes. It authorizes people to pick the type of help that suits their schedules and preferences.
The four basic kinds of programs include –
• Courses
• Minigroups
• Guided self help
• Individual counseling
Classes
Classes (8 or more) could be an effective [...]
The educational program should include approaches to stress awareness/reduction at the environmental level and at the individual level.
Social, physical, and organizational stressors ought to be explained and methods to ease or elevate stressors ought to be presented.
At the individual level how changes in attitudes and behaviors help one to cope with stressors; learning techniques [...]
Corporate Wellness Programs