and the rise of #healthcoaching
Health coaches are focused on facilitating change with their clients, or patients, in non-clinical settings, and work cooperatively with other medical practitioners.
This integrative and centralising role is precisely what the GPSC (General Practice Services Committee) insists is necessary to transform the BC Health Care System.
Notable is that employing the services of a health coach isn’t for everybody.
Today, the SAD NEWS is that too many people will continue their unhealthy lifestyles no matter what advice they’re given … simply because it’s an easier route to take in life.
The GOOD NEWS is that all it takes to adopt healthy habits and achieve goals is hard work, and routine, both of which are things that most of us have had all our lives.
Health coaches help patients incorporate healthy behaviours into their daily lifestyles, bringing together the principles of fitness, nutrition and emotional-behavioural balance.
Instead of telling patients what to do, coaches help patients explore what matters to them, determine what changes they’re ready for, allow them to experiment with behavioural changes and connect their goals to their long-term vision of health and well being.
Our biggest specific health risk today is cardiovascular disease, which is the number one cause of human death since 1918, including World War II.
It has been shown that the integration of health coaching with traditional medical care delivered by cardiologists has demonstrated remarkable advancements in patient health outcomes.
By leveraging the expertise of both professionals, patients receive personalised guidance and support to adopt healthy behaviours, such as improved nutrition, physical activity, and stress management.
This comprehensive approach has shown significant benefits in reducing cardiovascular risk factors, enhancing medication adherence, and empowering patients to actively participate in their own care, leading to improved overall health and well-being.
Recent clinical studies done in the US have backed this up, with statistics showing that when the services offered by these medical fields are combined, cardiac rehabilitation clients have a 47% lower risk of death and a 31% lower risk of heart attack.
Short version … the combination of health coaching and conventional medical care offers an effective operational template for the rest of the medical system to follow!
(end of part 5 of 5)
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