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Scarlett Rupert – Farewell UNCG, Hello Oklahoma State
In May 2018, I graduated with my master’s in public health from UNC Greensboro. This time in my life was exciting, but also horribly stressful. Finding a job was a daunting task. I applied to several positions, went on numerous interviews, and even took a job with a temp agency for a while. I was […]
“You Learn More About a Person from Listening”
Nicole Puccinelli-Ortega currently works as a Qualitative Research Associate at Wake Forest Baptist Health. After attending our June 2018 training, she now incorporates health coaching into her role as an interventionist on a study with individuals who have survived cancer. She uses motivational interviewing techniques to support them in making healthy choices while also promoting […]
Spotlight – Jenita Lyons
Jenita Lyons – “When you consider all of those barriers, health coaching sounds great but it’s not at the top of their list.” From her experience previously working as a full-time health coach, Jenita knew that adding health coaching to the menu of services offered by Norton Children’s Hospital could be beneficial for their patient […]
It Evokes Some Opinions to be a Coach
People who meet Brett Bowers and hear him speak about his work as a health coach often respond with furrowed brows and tilted heads. The confusion that surfaces when many people hear the term “health coach” is all too common. Many are unsure about why he chooses to identify himself as a coach when he […]
Coaching Beyond the Scale
This is the second part of a two post series by one of our certified health coaches, Emily Burrows. Please look at the first part here: What if Weight Loss Doesn’t Make our Clients Healthier? UNCG Health Coaching recognizes that there are a diversity of opinions about this issue, and encourages thoughtful discussion that helps us learn to […]
What if Weight Loss Doesn’t Make our Clients Healthier?
This is a guest post by one of our certified health coaches, Emily Burrows. UNCG Health Coaching recognizes that there are a diversity of opinions about this issue, and encourages thoughtful discussion that helps us learn to be better coaches. The second part in this two-part series is now online: Coaching Beyond the Scale. What […]
Coaching and Loving Detachment
I’m making an assumption here, but if you are the kind of person who decided to be a health coach, you are probably the kind of person that is empathetic, wants to help people and genuinely cares for, maybe even love, your clients. Good coaches are empathetic people. We can feel for our clients and […]
Two New Modules: Hypertension + Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke!
We are excited to announce our two newest modules: Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke We hope that they are helpful for coaches integrating their tools and skills into helping clients with these common health concerns! As you may know, we have been adding modules for health and wellness knowledge to help our coaches prepare for […]
Online Module: Metabolic Syndrome!
Are you familiar with Metabolic Syndrome? Do you or your clients have questions about it? What does it mean to be diagnosed with it? We hope that our new module, Metabolic Syndrome, will help clarify how to define it and how to integrate that into your health coaching. As a reminder, check out our other […]
Online Module: Health Coaching and Physical Activity!
Are you planning to take the ICHWC National Exam? We are currently preparing a series of online modules to help you prepare for the health and wellness competencies. Our second module is on a topic that we find many of our clients wanting to focus on: Physical Activity! To check it out, go here: Physical […]