HEALTH BY NUMBERS – WELLNESS BEYOND NUMBERS

Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

Asynchronous/synchronous 8-week online course; 40 study hours

Awarded with Certification of Completion - Instant Access on Request

The comprehensive course Health By Numbers - Wellness Beyond Numbers facilitates students and wellness professionals, such as health educators, present and future healthcare practitioners, registered dieticians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other allied health professionals, as well as professional coaches and students in coaching, who want to further develop their skills in the wellness niche with an understanding of the principles and concepts of integrated health coaching. This course is of value to anyone interested in coaching knowledge and skills regarding preventive healthcare.

By definition, health and wellness coaches are not content experts in health or disease; they do not diagnose or prescribe, unless a coach holds credentials in another profession that allow them to provide expert advice. However, coaches need to have a solid working familiarity with current evidence-based recommendations provided by public health groups. Relevant guidelines and recommendations fall in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and lifestyle medicine.

Coach competencies include enhancing client self-management, identifying risk factors, understanding measurement standards and screening procedures, knowing basic information regarding prevention and behavioral treatment, and recognizing imminent danger (medical red flags).

The coach should have a basic understanding of common chronic diseases and conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, and a constellation of symptoms known as metabolic syndrome, which together place individuals at higher risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and some cancers. Inflammation is one of the key pathophysiological processes that underlie most chronic diseases.

Monitoring health numbers, like blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, allows the coach to take proactive steps to improve the client’s health, manage existing conditions, and work towards a longer, healthier life. Since the coaching relationship is client-centered, the coach’s focus is on determining what the client already knows, needs, and wishes to learn about.

The course includes weekly Zoom Sessions allowing for questions and more in-depth tutorials.

All Medica Nova Online Education Courses are accessible via a Learning Management System, an open and reliable web-based software that allows our students to manage and assess online learning materials.

For further information, contact Medica Nova at health@medicanova.net

Course Fee: $ 300