Resources
Research
| “One of the best parts is that there is no pressure— just
having someone I can trust to give me the information and support I need without
being critical” |
Training
CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist)
| “Thank you again for
caring and helping me with probably one of the hardest things I have done in
my life” |
Coaching Services
Coaching is a high-risk intervention for those participants needing more intensive assistance to live healthier lives and make behavioral changes. Our Healthy AIM Coaches work with participants one-on-one via telephone or email, depending on the participants’ preference.
| Our coaches follow Motivational Interviewing techniques, based on Stages of Change Theory by James Prochaska. This technique emphasizes meeting the person where they are at, and working with them on what they are ready to address. Oftentimes health educators in the past assumed if people knew the risks of certain behaviors that they would then change. Time and research have shown that this is not so; for example, people know the dangers of smoking, yet we still have millions of smokers. They are not ready to quit or do not desire to quit yet. Our coaches assist people areas of health that can make a difference, helping them achieve small successes, building a productive and supportive relationship with them, and working with them to move towards readiness to change in other areas as well. | "I
think people like me need constant support and encouragement and each time
I get an email from you, it 'pumps me up' and gets me back on track." |
"You have been so encouraging and I truly have changed many habits. My blood pressure is down and my clothes are not tight anymore." |
Coaching offers employers and health plan sponsors the opportunity to assist high risk participants in preventing getting any more higher risk, and possibly moving down in risk categories to keep health claim costs from rising.
In combination with the health assessment, labwork, newsletters and coaching, our coaches are able to target areas with participants and work toward lifelong changes that will make a difference in their personal lives, their professional lives, and your workforce.
| "I could not have done it without your assistance." |
Please contact us for more information and pricing. Feel free to check out some
of the research and resources available on coaching.