Perception of health coaches
Melanie Matthews
health coaching - in particular about the health coaching
services offered through UPS.
The article emphasizes the postive effect of coaching, but
the headline of the article "Health coaches nag employees
to better care" illustrates that the health coaching field needs
to educate consumers on what is and is not coaching.
The full article is online at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19918648/
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Bill
Like you, I cringed when I saw the headline. As coaches, we know that
coaches don't nag, only spouses nag. :-))
The field of health coaching is literally exploding before our eyes.
As someone who received my initial health coach training back in 2001,
I am very concerned about the quality of health coaching and what is
being passed off as health coaching today. My perception is now that
coaching is in vogue, anyone and everyone who does any type of one-on-
one work with someone is calling themselves a coach. This applies to
all arenas of coaching, not just health/wellness coaching. I believe
that an effective coach requires training and education in specific
coaching skills.
The video debate posted on the MSNBC Web page also raises some
interesting issues regarding mandatory coaching and mandatory wellness
program participation. I think the mandatory issue is going to be the
issue most interesting to watch going forward.
Bill McPeck
Director, Employee Health and Safety
Maine State Government
On Aug 13, 2:39 pm, Melanie Matthews <mmatth...@hin.com> wrote:
> A recent news story on MSNBC news profiles the use of
> health coaching - in particular about the health coaching
> services offered through UPS.
>
> The article emphasizes the postive effect of coaching, but
> the headline of the article "Health coaches nag employees
> to better care" illustrates that the health coaching field needs
> to educate consumers on what is and is not coaching.
>
> The full article is online at:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19918648/
>
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> Melanie Matthews
> Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
> Healthcare Intelligence Network
> The Gateway to Healthcare Business Information on the Internet
> (888) 446-3530
> 1913 Atlantic Avenue Suite F4
> Manasquan, NJ 08736
>
> www.hin.com
mmat...@hin.com
Clarian Health Partners is the latest company to require a
mandatory health and wellness program.
Starting in 2008, Clarian will require all employees who participate
in
the organization's medical plan to complete a Health Risk Appraisal.
One self-reported health risk will be a statement of tobacco use or
non-use status. Employees will be charged $5 per paycheck for
medical plan participants who have used tobacco within
six months of their HRA completion date.
Melanie
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Mcpeck, William C
Thanks for your note. I have read about what Clarian is going to do.
It will be interesting to see how the implementation goes and what, if
anything, the various Federal agencies decide to do about it. Then of
course there are the employee lawsuits....
Bill
William McPeck
Director, Employee Health and Safety
Maine State Government
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