Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches

Coaches with foundational knowledge in lifestyle medicine partner with clients seeking self-directed, lasting changes, aligned with their values, which promote health and wellness and, thereby, enhance well-being. In the course of their work, lifestyle medicine coaches display unconditional positive regard for their clients and a belief in their capacity for change, and honoring that each client is an expert on their life, while ensuring that all interactions are respectful and non-judgmental. This 21.5 hour e-course, built in collaboration with ACLM, provides education from leading experts on key healthy lifestyle topics, such as brain health and basic biometrics.

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Topics Include​:

1. Lifestyle Medicine: Introduction, integration into health care and resources

2. Basic Biometrics

3. Health and Lifestyle Diseases (Preventing Death and Disability)

4. Active Living: Physical Activity and Functional Fitness

5. Culinary Medicine: Basic Nutrition

6. Emotional Well-being and Resiliency

7. Positive Psychology and Health

8. Substance Use and Addictions

9. Sleep Health

10. Brain Health

11. Shared Decision Making

12. Interpreting Coaching Research

13. Coaching for Culinary Medicine

14. Mental Health Literacy

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Eligibility for the course:
This course is open to ANYONE and you will be presented with a "Certificate of Attendance" upon completion.

Eligibility for the Lifestyle Medicine Coach Certificate:

With the acceptable prerequisites, you may also earn a "Lifestyle Medicine Coach" certificate upon completing the course. To be eligible for the Lifestyle Medicine Coach Certificate you must have one of the following:
1. Wellcoaches Coach Certification (beginning with cohorts in April 2025, the "Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches" course will be required and included in the price of Module 2. Students may begin the course after completing Module 1.)

2. National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching Certification